сестра

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Contents 1 Bulgarian 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Inflection 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Related terms 2 Macedonian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Russian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Declension 3.3.2 Related terms 4 Serbo-Croatian 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Declension 4.2.2 Derived terms 5 Ukrainian 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Pronunciation 5.3 Noun

[edit] Bulgarian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɛs'tra/

[edit] Noun

сестра (sestrá) f.

1. sister (a female sibling)
2. sister, nun (a female member of a religious community)

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[edit] Synonyms

• (female member of a religious community): калугерка

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• медицинска сестра
• старша сестра
• хирургическа сестра

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[edit] Macedonian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

[edit] Noun

сестра f.

1. sister

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[edit] Russian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

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[edit] Noun

сестра (sestrá) f., сёстры (sjóstry) pl.

1. sister

   сво́дная сестра́ — stepsister

   двою́родная сестра́ — cousin, first cousin

   трою́родная сестра́ — second cousin

   родна́я сестра́ — sister (sibling)

   медици́нская сестра́ — nurse

[edit] Declension

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• сестрин
• сестрёнка

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sestra from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

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сѐстра f. (Roman spelling: sèstra)

1. sister
2. nun, short for časna sestra
3. nurse, short for medicinska sestra

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[edit] Ukrainian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

[edit] Pronunciation

•  Audio^{help, file}

[edit] Noun

сестра f.

1. sister