sinistral
English
Adjective
sinistral (not comparable)
- Of, facing, or on the left side.
- Left-handed.
- (zoology, of certain spiral shells) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed.
- (geology) Having left lateral fault movement.
Synonyms
- (of, facing, or on the left side): sinistrous
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “of, facing, or on the left side”): dextral
Derived terms
- sinistral fault
- sinistral fold
Related terms
References
- “sinistral”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zinɪsˈtʁaːl]
- Hyphenation: si‧nis‧t‧ral
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Declension
Positive forms of sinistral (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| 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 | |
Further reading
- “sinistral” in Duden online
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