sœur
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See also: soeur
French[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle French soeur, from Old French suer (nominative), from Latin soror (cf. also the Old French oblique form seror from the Latin accusative sorōrem), from Proto-Italic *swezōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
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Noun[edit]
sœur f (plural sœurs)
- sister
- Coordinate term: frère
- Quel âge a ta sœur ?
- How old is your sister?
- (Christianity) nun
- Synonyms: nonne, religieuse
- Coordinate term: frère
- Bonjour, ma sœur.
- Hello, sister.
- Comment allez-vous, sœur Marie ?
- How are you, Sister Mary?
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Further reading[edit]
- “sœur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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