schweschter

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Schwöschter

Etymology

From Old High German swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr. Cognate with German Schwester, Dutch zuster, English sister, Icelandic systir.

Noun

schweschter f

1. (Formazza) sister

Synonyms

• wätté, wetta, watta, wattà

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien