sinistrorso

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sinistrorsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.niˈstrɔr.so/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrso
  • Hyphenation: si‧ni‧stròr‧so

Adjective

sinistrorso (feminine sinistrorsa, masculine plural sinistrorsi, feminine plural sinistrorse)

  1. that goes left
    Synonym: levogiro
    1. left-handed
      Synonym: mancino
    2. anticlockwise/counterclockwise
      Synonym: antiorario
    3. (chiefly humorous) leftist
      Near-synonym: progressista
    4. levorotatory/laevorotatory

Further reading

  • sinistrorso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sinistrorsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sinisˈtɾoɾso/ [si.nisˈt̪ɾoɾ.so]
  • Rhymes: -oɾso
  • Syllabification: si‧nis‧tror‧so

Adjective

sinistrorso (feminine sinistrorsa, masculine plural sinistrorsos, feminine plural sinistrorsas)

  1. counterclockwise, anticlockwise, widdershins
    Synonym: levógiro
    Antonyms: dextrorso, dextrógiro

Further reading

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