móðursystir

Icelandic

Etymology

From móðir (“mother”) +‎ systir (“sister”), literally “mother's sister”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmouːðʏrˌsɪstɪr/

Noun

móðursystir f (genitive singular móðursystur or (proscribed) móðursystir, nominative plural móðursystur)

1. maternal aunt

Declension

Declension of móðursystir (feminine, based on systir)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	móðursystir	móðursystirin	móðursystur	móðursysturnar
accusative	móðursystur, móðursystir1	móðursysturina, móðursystirina1	móðursystur	móðursysturnar
dative	móðursystur, móðursystir1	móðursysturinni, móðursystirinni1	móðursystrum	móðursystrunum
genitive	móðursystur, móðursystir1	móðursysturinnar, móðursystirinnar1	móðursystra	móðursystranna

¹Proscribed.

Further reading

• “móðursystir” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)