systir

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪstɪɹ/

Noun

systir f (genitive singular systur, plural systrar)

1. sister

Declension

f31	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	systir	systirin	systrar	systrarnar
accusative	systur	systrina	systrar	systrarnar
dative	systur	systrini	systrum	systrunum
genitive	systur	systurinnar	systra	systranna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪstɪr/

  Rhymes: -ɪstɪr

Noun

systir f (genitive singular systur or (proscribed) systir, nominative plural systur)

1. sister

Declension

Declension of systir (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	systir	systirin	systur	systurnar
accusative	systur, systir1	systurina, systirina1	systur	systurnar
dative	systur, systir1	systurinni, systirinni1	systrum	systrunum
genitive	systur, systir1	systurinnar, systirinnar1	systra	systranna

¹Proscribed.

Derived terms

• föðursystir
• hálfsystir
• móðursystir
• stjúpsystir
• systurdóttir
• systursonur

Middle English

Noun

systir

1. alternative form of suster

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”). Compare Old Saxon swestar, Old English sweoster, Old High German swester, Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂 (swistar).

Noun

systir f (genitive systur, plural systr)

1. sister

Declension

Declension of systir (strong r-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	systir	systirin	systr	systrnar
accusative	systur	systurina	systr	systrnar
dative	systur	systurinni	systrum	systrunum
genitive	systur	systurinnar	systra	systranna

Descendants

• Icelandic: systir
• Faroese: systir
• Norwegian Bokmål: søster
• Norwegian Nynorsk: syster
• Old Swedish: systir
  • Swedish: syster
• Old Danish: systær
  • Danish: søster
• Old Gutnish: systir
  • Gutnish: systar

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “systir”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”).

Noun

systir f

1. sister

Declension

Declension of systir (r-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	systir	systirin	syster	systrina(r), -rena(r)
accusative	systur, -or	systurina, -orena	syster	systrina(r), -rena(r)
dative	systur, -or	systurinni, -orinne	systrum, -rom	systrumin, -romen
genitive	systur, -or	systurinna(r), -orinna(r)	systra	systranna

Descendants

• Swedish: syster