Ordensschwester

German

Etymology

Orden (“order”) +‎ Schwester (“sister”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Ordensschwester f (genitive Ordensschwester, plural Ordensschwestern)

1. (Christianity, Roman Catholicism) nun

   Synonym: Nonne

   Antonyms: Ordensbruder, Mönch

Usage notes

• 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

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

• “Ordensschwester” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Ordensschwester” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon