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systir

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Faroese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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systir f (genitive singular systur, plural systrar)

  1. sister

Declension

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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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. sister

Declension

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Derived terms

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Middle English

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Noun

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systir

  1. Alternative form of suster

Old Norse

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Etymology

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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

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systir f (genitive systur, plural systr)

  1. sister

Declension

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Descendants

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

References

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  • systir”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Swedish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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systir f

  1. sister

Declension

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Descendants

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