sinister: all forms
sinister means “left, on the left; unlucky; wrong; (sinistra) left hand”. Below is its full declension in Latin.
Positive
Positive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | sinister | sinistra | sinistrum | |
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| Genitive | sinistri | sinistrae | sinistri | |
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| Dative | sinistro | sinistrae | sinistro | |
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| Accusative | sinistrum | sinistram | sinistrum | |
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| Ablative | sinistro | sinistra | sinistro | |
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| Vocative | sinister | sinistra | sinistrum | |
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Positive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | sinistri | sinistrae | sinistra | |
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| Genitive | sinistrorum | sinistrarum | sinistrorum | |
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| Dative | | | | sinistris |
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| Accusative | sinistros | sinistras | sinistra | |
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| Ablative | | | | sinistris |
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| Vocative | sinistri | sinistrae | sinistra | |
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Comparative
Comparative, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | sinistrius | sinistrior |
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| Genitive | sinistrioris | sinistrioris |
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| Dative | | sinistriori |
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| Accusative | sinistrius | sinistriorem |
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| Ablative | | sinistriore · sinistriori |
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| Vocative | sinistrius | sinistrior |
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Comparative, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | sinistriora | sinistriores |
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| Genitive | | sinistriorum |
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| Dative | | sinistrioribus |
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| Accusative | sinistriora | sinistriores |
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| Ablative | | sinistrioribus |
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| Vocative | sinistriora | sinistriores |
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Superlative
Superlative, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | sinistimus | sinistima | sinistimum | |
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| Genitive | sinistimi | sinistimae | sinistimi | |
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| Dative | sinistimo | sinistimae | sinistimo | |
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| Accusative | sinistimum | sinistimam | sinistimum | |
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| Ablative | sinistimo | sinistima | sinistimo | |
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| Vocative | sinistime | sinistima | sinistimum | |
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Superlative, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | sinistimi | sinistimae | sinistima | |
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| Genitive | sinistimorum | sinistimarum | sinistimorum | |
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| Dative | | | | sinistimis |
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| Accusative | sinistimos | sinistimas | sinistima | |
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| Ablative | | | | sinistimis |
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| Vocative | sinistimi | sinistimae | sinistima | |
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Meaning and examples of sinister
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.