sestra
See also: sestră
Czech
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Etymology
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Inherited from Old Czech sestra, from Proto-Slavic *sestra.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sestra f (diminutive sestřička)
- sister (sibling)
- Synonym: ségra
- nurse (caring for the sick)
- Synonym: zdravotní sestra
- nun, sister
- Synonym: jeptiška
Declension
[edit]Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “sestra”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “sestra”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “sestra”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
Old Czech
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Etymology tree
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sestra.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sestra f
- sister
- strýčená/tetěná/ujčená sestra ― cousin
Declension
[edit]Declension of sestra (hard a-stem reducible)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sestra | sestřě | sestry |
| genitive | sestry | sestrú | sester |
| dative | sestřě | sestrama | sestrám |
| accusative | sestru | sestřě | sestry |
| vocative | sestro | sestřě | sestry |
| locative | sestřě | sestrú | sestrách |
| instrumental | sestrú | sestrama | sestrami |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Czech: sestra
References
[edit]- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “sestra”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sẽestra, from Latin Latin sinistra.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛs.tɾɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈsɛʃ.tɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛs.tɾa/
- Hyphenation: ses‧tra
Noun
[edit]sestra f (plural sestras)
Adjective
[edit]sestra
Further reading
[edit]- “sestra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “sestra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *swésō, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sèstra f (Cyrillic spelling сѐстра)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sèstra | sèstre |
| genitive | sèstrē | sestárā |
| dative | sèstri | sèstrama |
| accusative | sèstru | sèstre |
| vocative | sȅstro | sȅstre |
| locative | sèstri | sèstrama |
| instrumental | sèstrōm | sèstrama |
Derived terms
[edit]adjectives
Further reading
[edit]- “sestra”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
Slovak
[edit]Etymology
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Inherited from Old Slovak sestra, from Proto-Slavic *sestra.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sestra f (relational adjective sesterský, diminutive sestrička)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sestra | sestry |
| genitive | sestry | sestier, sestár |
| dative | sestre | sestrám |
| accusative | sestru | sestry |
| locative | sestre | sestrách |
| instrumental | sestrou | sestrami |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “sestra”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026
Slovene
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *swésō, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. First attested in the 16th century.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]séstra f
Declension
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | sêstra | ||
| gen. sing. | sêstre | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
sêstra | sêstri | sêstre |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
sêstre | sêster | sêster |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
sêstri | sêstrama | sêstram |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
sêstro | sêstri | sêstre |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
sêstri | sêstrah | sêstrah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
sêstro | sêstrama | sêstrami |
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Feminine, a-stem, long mixed accent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | sêstra | ||
| gen. sing. | sestré | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
sêstra | sestré | sestré |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
sestré | sestrá | sestrá |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
sêstri | sestráma | sestràm |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
sestró | sestré | sestré |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
sêstri | sestràh | sestràh |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
sestró | sestráma | sestrámi |
Further reading
[edit]- “sestra”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “sestra”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
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