sororal

English

Etymology

From Latin soror (“sister”) +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːrəl

Adjective

sororal

1. Of or pertaining to a sister.
2. Related through someone's sister, e.g. sororal nephew.

Synonyms

• sisterly

Antonyms

• (with regard to gender): fraternal
• (with regard to heredity): maternal, paternal

Translations

of or pertaining to a sister

• Arabic: أختي (ar) ('úkhtiy)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 姊妹 (cmn) (zǐmèi), 姐妹 (cmn) (jiěmèi)

• Czech: sesterský (cs)
• Finnish: sisarellinen (fi)
• French: sororal (fr), sororel (fr)

• German: schwesterlich (de)
• Japanese: 姉妹 (ja) (しまい, shimai)
• Polish: siostrzany (pl)
• Romanian: de soră (ro)
• Russian: сестринский (ru) (sestrínskij)

related through someone's sister

• Finnish: sisaren (fi) kautta (fi) (adverbial expression), sisarenpuoleinen (fi)

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French

Etymology

From Latin soror (“sister”).

Adjective

sororal m (feminine sororale, masculine plural sororaux, feminine plural sororales)

1. (rare) Alternative form of sororel.