soeur

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See also: sœur

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sœʁ/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

soeur f (plural soeurs)

  1. Nonstandard spelling of sœur.

Usage notes[edit]

  • The œ ligature is often replaced in contemporary French with oe (the œ character does not appear on AZERTY keyboards), but this is nonstandard.

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Middle French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French suer, from Latin soror.

Noun[edit]

soeur f (plural soeurs)

  1. sister

Descendants[edit]

  • French: sœur

Norman[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French suer, from Latin soror, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Noun[edit]

soeur f (plural soeurs)

  1. (Guernsey) sister