syster
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Noun
syster
- Alternative form of suster
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
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
Inflection
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
References
- “syster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Etymology 2
From Old Norse systr, from Proto-Germanic *swistriz.
Pronunciation
Noun
syster
- indefinite plural of syster, alternative form of systrer
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
Synonyms
- syrra (colloquial)
Related terms
- faster
- halvsyster
- moster
- sjuksyster
- styvsyster
- syrra
- systerbarn
- systerbolag
- systerdotter
- systerfartyg
- systerförening
- systerföretag
- systerkaka
- systerkyrka
- systerlig
- systerorganisation
- systerparti
- systerprojekt
- systerskap
- systerskara
- systerson
References
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