sinister in Dutch

IPA: /siˈnɪs.tər/ Audio: Nl-sinister.ogg

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Rhymes: -ɪstər Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sinister, possibly via Middle French sinistre. Etymology templates: {{bor+|nl|la|sinister}} Borrowed from Latin sinister, {{bor|nl|frm|sinistre}} Middle French sinistre Head templates: {{nl-adj}} sinister (comparative sinisterder, superlative sinisterst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj}} Forms: sinisterder [comparative], sinisterst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], sinister [adverbial, positive, predicative], sinisterder [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het sinisterst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het sinisterste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], sinistere [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], sinisterdere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], sinisterste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], sinister [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], sinisterder [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], sinisterste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], sinistere [indefinite, plural, positive], sinisterdere [comparative, indefinite, plural], sinisterste [indefinite, plural, superlative], sinistere [definite, positive], sinisterdere [comparative, definite], sinisterste [definite, superlative], sinisters [partitive, positive], sinisterders [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]

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"sinister" meaning in Dutch

Adjective