sweostor

Old English

Alternative forms

• sweoster, swester, suoester, swustor
• sƿeostor — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Compare Old Frisian swester, Old Saxon swestar, Old High German swestar, Old Norse systir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswe͜os.tor/

Noun

sweostor f

1. sister

Declension

Declension of sweostor

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sweostor	ġesweostor, ġesweostra, ġesweostru
accusative	sweostor	ġesweostor, ġesweostra, ġesweostru
genitive	sweostor	ġesweostra
dative	sweostor	ġesweostrum

Descendants

• Middle English: suster, cyster, cystyr, scyster, sister, sistir, soster, souster, sustir, syster, systir, systyr; swuster; sussterr; zoster
  • English: sister
    • → Gulf Arabic: سِسْتَر (sistar, “female nurse”)
    • → Japanese: シスター (shisutā)
    • → Korean: 시스터 (siseuteo)
  • Scots: sister, syster
  • Yola: zister