LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

sinistra

sinistra f (genitive sinistrae)
Classical[sɪˈnɪs.tra]Ecclesiastical[siˈnis.tra]

Meaning

  1. femininethe left-hand side
    ad sinistramon the left hand side, to the left

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesinistrasinistrae
genitivesinistraesinistrārum
dativesinistraesinistrīs
accusativesinistramsinistrās
ablativesinistrāsinistrīs
vocativesinistrasinistrae

sĭnistra, ae, v. sinister, I. 2.

Quick answers

What does sinistra mean in Latin?
sinistra, a noun, means “the left-hand side”.
What is the genitive of sinistra?
The genitive singular is sinistrae. sinistra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sinistra?
In classical Latin, [sɪˈnɪs.tra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [siˈnis.tra].