syrra
Swedish
editEtymology
editDerived from syster by a colloquial formation changing certain /s/ consonant clusters into -rr-. Compare Gustav > Gurra and smaskig > smarrig (“yummy, tasty”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsyrra c
- (colloquial) sister, sis
- (colloquial) nurse
Declension
editDeclension of syrra | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | syrra | syrran | syrror | syrrorna |
Genitive | syrras | syrrans | syrrors | syrrornas |
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editReferences
edit- syrra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Tomas Riad (2016) “Smeknamnet är redan givet”, in Språktidningen[1]