sinexter

Latin

Etymology

Blend of sinister (“left”) +‎ dexter (“right”). Attested in late manuscripts.

Adjective

sinexter (feminine sinextra, neuter sinextrum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er) (Late Latin ?)

1. left

Declension

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sinexter	sinextra	sinextrum		sinextrī	sinextrae	sinextra
Genitive	sinextrī	sinextrae	sinextrī		sinextrōrum	sinextrārum	sinextrōrum
Dative	sinextrō		sinextrō		sinextrīs
Accusative	sinextrum	sinextram	sinextrum		sinextrōs	sinextrās	sinextra
Ablative	sinextrō	sinextrā	sinextrō		sinextrīs
Vocative	sinexter	sinextra	sinextrum		sinextrī	sinextrae	sinextra

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: sinèstro (archaic)
• North Italian:
  • Friulian: signestri
  • Romansch: sanester, seniester; saniester; schnester
  • Venetian: senestro
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Old Catalan: senestre
  • Old French: senestre
    • Middle French: senestre
      • French: senestre, sénestre, senêtre
    • Norman: s'nêtre
  • Occitan: senèstre
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Asturian: siniestru
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: sẽestro, seestro
    • Portuguese: sestro
  • Old Spanish: siniestro
    • Spanish: siniestro