syster

Middle English

Noun

syster

1. Alternative form of suster

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• søster

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʏstɛr/

Noun

syster f (definite singular systera, indefinite plural systrer, definite plural systrene)

1. sister (female with same parents)

   Eg fekk ei syster då eg var tre.

   I got a sister when I was three.

2. sister (a female member of a religious community)
3. a female nurse

Derived terms

• systerskip

References

• “syster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʏsːtɛr/

• Audio:

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Noun

syster c

1. a sister (woman or girl having the same parents)
2. a nurse (in particular as address)
3. a nun; a female member of a religious community

Declension

Declension of syster
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	syster	systern	systrar	systrarna
Genitive	systers	systerns	systrars	systrarnas

Related terms

faster halvsyster moster sjuksyster styvsyster syrra systerbarn

systerbolag systerdotter systerfartyg systerförening systerföretag systerkaka systerkyrka

systerlig systerorganisation systerparti systerprojekt systerskap systerskara systerson

Synonyms

•  syrra (colloquial)

References

• syster in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• styres, syrets

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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

1. sister