søster
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Danish systær, søstær, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, cognate with German Schwester and English sister (probably influenced by Old Norse). The Germanic noun goes back to Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”), cognate with Latin soror and Russian сестра́ (sestrá).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
søster c (singular definite søsteren, plural indefinite søstre)
- sister (woman or girl having the same parents)
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- “søster” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse systir (“sister”), from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”).
Noun edit
søster m or f (definite singular søstera or søstra or søsteren, indefinite plural søstre or søstrer, definite plural søstrene)
- sister
- nurse, short form of sykesøster
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “søster” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse systir (“sister”), from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”). Akin to English sister.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
søster f (definite singular søstera, indefinite plural søstrer, definite plural søstrene)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “søster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.