sinistral

English

Adjective

sinistral (not comparable)

  1. Of, facing, or on the left side.
  2. Left-handed.
  3. (zoology, of certain spiral shells) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed.
  4. (geology) Having left lateral fault movement.

Synonyms

Antonyms
  • (of, facing, or on the left side): dextral

Derived terms

References
  • sinistral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [zinɪsˈtʀaːl]
  • Hyphenation: si‧nis‧t‧ral

Adjective

sinistral (not comparable)

  1. sinistral

Declension
Declension of sinistral
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist sinistral sie ist sinistral es ist sinistral sie sind sinistral
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative sinistraler sinistrale sinistrales sinistrale
genitive sinistralen sinistraler sinistralen sinistraler
dative sinistralem sinistraler sinistralem sinistralen
accusative sinistralen sinistrale sinistrales sinistrale
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der sinistrale die sinistrale das sinistrale die sinistralen
genitive des sinistralen der sinistralen des sinistralen der sinistralen
dative dem sinistralen der sinistralen dem sinistralen den sinistralen
accusative den sinistralen die sinistrale das sinistrale die sinistralen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein sinistraler eine sinistrale ein sinistrales (keine) sinistralen
genitive eines sinistralen einer sinistralen eines sinistralen (keiner) sinistralen
dative einem sinistralen einer sinistralen einem sinistralen (keinen) sinistralen
accusative einen sinistralen eine sinistrale ein sinistrales (keine) sinistralen

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