| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| espanja | siniestro, izquierdo |
| hollanti | sinister |
| italia | sinistro, sinistra, bieco, patibolare |
| latina | lūgubris |
| portugali | sinistro, aziago, lúgubre, atro |
| ranska | sinistre, sénestre, senestre, patibulaire, torve, glauque |
| ruotsi | olycksbådande, lömsk, grym |
| saksa | böse, links, sinister, linksseitig, linker |
| suomi | pahaenteinen, uhkaava, paha, vasemmanpuolinen |
| tšekki | vlevo |
| venäjä | зловещий (zloveštši), злополучный (zlopolutšnyi), злой (zloi), находящийся слева (nahodjaštšijsja sleva), лихой (lihoi), жуткий (žutki) |
| viro | kuri |
| Komparatiivi | more sinister |
| Superlatiivi | most sinister |
(heraldry) On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.
Division of the heraldic escutcheon: dexter to the bearer's right (viewer's left), the position of honour; sinister to the bearer's left (viewer's right).
(heraldry) On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.
The different view points of knight and viewer; the heraldic view is that of the knight. Charges on the shield, like this lion rampant, look to the dexter side unless otherwise stated in the blazon - unless reversed for heraldic courtesy, a practice more common in Continental Europe than in Britain