suster

See also: Suster and šuster

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch zuster, from Middle Dutch suster, from Old Dutch swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sœstər/

Noun

suster (plural susters)

1. sister

   Synonym: sus

Coordinate terms

• broer

Derived terms

• sus

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch zuster (“sister, nun, nurse”), from Middle Dutch suster, from Old Dutch swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sus.tər/

Noun

sustêr (first-person possessive susterku, second-person possessive sustermu, third-person possessive susternya)

1. nun

   Synonym: biarawati

2. (colloquial) nurse (female)

   Synonyms: perawat, ners

Derived terms

• susteran

 

Further reading

• “suster” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Noun

suster f

1. sister
2. sister, nun

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: zuster, zus
• Limburgish: zöster

Further reading

• “suster”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “suster (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• syster, soster, sistir, sustir, syster, scyster, cystyr, cyster, systir, systyr, souster, sister
• (Early ME) swuster
• (Ormulum) sussterr
• (Kent) zoster

Etymology

From Old English sweostor, swustor, sweoster, in turn from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Some forms are influenced by Old Norse systir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsustər/, /ˈsistər/
• IPA^(key): /ˈswustər/
• IPA^(key): /ˈzustər/, /ˈzistər/

Noun

suster (plural sustren or sustres or (rare) suster, genitive sustres or suster)

1. A sister or step-sister; a female sibling.
2. A (Christian) woman (i.e. as a "sister in life/Christ")
3. A nun; a woman living a monastic lifestyle.
4. (nautical) A catch to secure cords at sea.

Related terms

• susterhede
• suster-in-lawe

Descendants

• English: sister
• Scots: sister, syster
• Yola: zister

References

• “suster (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-12.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Altered from Old Galician-Portuguese sostẽer, from Latin sustinēre, present active infinitive of sustineō (“I sustain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suʃ.ˈteɾ/
• Hyphenation: sus‧ter

Verb

1. to support (to keep from falling)
2. to sustain (to provide for or nourish something)
3. to detain (to keep (someone) from proceeding)
4. to contain; to enclose

Synonyms

• (to support): apoiar, suportar, sustentar
• (to nourish): alimentar, nutrir, tratar
• (to detain): conter, deter, parar
• (to enclose): restringir

Related terms

• sustedor
• sustentar
• sustento
• sutiã

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West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Noun

suster c (plural susters, diminutive susterke)

1. sister

   Coordinate term: broer

Further reading

• “suster”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011