sinister tra, trum, adj., with comp.
a double comp. of
uncertain origin,
left, on the left, on the left hand, at the left side
: in sinistro cornu,
on the left wing
, Cs.: angulus castrorum,
Cs.: ripa, H.: tibia, Ph.: manus, N.—As subst
f
. (sc. manus): sinistrā inpeditā, Cs.: natae ad furta sinistrae, O.: a
sinistrā,
on the left
: miles dextrā ac sinistrā muro
tectus, Cs.—Plur
m
. as subst. (sc. ordines): sinistris additae vires (opp. dextra
pars), L.: sinisterior rota,
O.—In augury (because the Roman augurs faced south, with the
propitious East on the left),
favorable, auspicious, fortunate, lucky
: ita nobis sinistra videntur, Graiis et barbaris
dextra, meliora: cornix, V.: tonitrūs,
O.—(As in Greek augury, where the face was northward),
unlucky, unfavorable, inauspicious
: Di, precor, a nobis omen removete sinistrum,
O.: avibus sinistris, O.:
sinistrum fulmen nuntiare.—Fig.,
wrong, perverse, improper
: mores, V.: natura, Cu.—
Unlucky, injurious, adverse, unfavorable, bad
: Notus pecori sinister, V.: interpretatio, Ta.—As subst
n.
: (matrona) studiosa sinistri,
of evil
, O.
