syster
Middle English
Noun
syster
- Alternative form of suster
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”). Akin to English sister.
Pronunciation
Noun
syster f (definite singular systera, indefinite plural systrer, definite plural systrene)
- sister (female with same parents)
- Eg fekk ei syster då eg var tre.
- I got a sister when I was three.
- sister (a female member of a religious community)
- a female nurse
Derived terms
References
- “syster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish systir, from Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”).
Pronunciation
Noun
syster c
- a sister (woman or girl having the same parents)
- a nurse (in particular as address)
- a nun; a female member of a religious community
Declension
Declension of syster | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | syster | systern | systrar | systrarna |
Genitive | systers | systerns | systrars | systrarnas |
Related terms
Synonyms
- syrra (colloquial)
References
Anagrams
Vilamovian
Etymology
From Middle Low German süster, syster, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr (“sister”), from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Cognate with German Schwester.
Noun
syster f
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