Ordensschwester
German edit
Etymology edit
Orden (“order”) + Schwester (“sister”)
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
Ordensschwester f (genitive Ordensschwester, plural Ordensschwestern)
- (Christianity, Roman Catholicism) nun
- Synonym: Nonne
- Antonyms: Ordensbruder, Mönch
Usage notes edit
- Ordensschwester is the normal word for “nun” in Catholic terminology. The synonymous and otherwise more common word Nonne is also used, but less frequently, and often in a narrower sense (“nun living in inclosure”).
Declension edit
Declension of Ordensschwester [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Ordensschwester | die | Ordensschwestern |
| genitive | einer | der | Ordensschwester | der | Ordensschwestern |
| dative | einer | der | Ordensschwester | den | Ordensschwestern |
| accusative | eine | die | Ordensschwester | die | Ordensschwestern |
Further reading edit
- “Ordensschwester” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Ordensschwester” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon