Geschwist

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German

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Etymology

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Backformation from Geschwister n pl, in which -er is part of the stem, but is reinterpreted here as a plural ending.

Noun

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Geschwist n (strong, genitive Geschwistes or Geschwists, plural Geschwister)

  1. (rare, informal, chiefly humorous) sibling

Declension

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