syster
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Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
syster
- Alternative form of suster
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”). Akin to English sister.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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
Inflection[edit]
Historical inflection of syster
Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “syster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse systr, from Proto-Germanic *swistriz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
syster
- indefinite plural of syster, alternative form of systrer
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish systir, from Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
| Declension of syster | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | syster | systern | systrar | systrarna |
| Genitive | systers | systerns | systrars | systrarnas |
Synonyms[edit]
- syrra (colloquial)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
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