syster
Middle English edit
Noun edit
syster
- Alternative form of suster
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”). Akin to English sister.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
syster f (definite singular systera, indefinite plural systrer, definite plural systrene)
- sister (female with same parents)
- Eg fekk ei syster då eg var tre.
- I got a sister when I was three.
- sister (a female member of a religious community)
- a female nurse
Inflection edit
Historical inflection of syster
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Derived terms edit
References edit
- “syster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse systr, from Proto-Germanic *swistriz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
syster
- indefinite plural of syster, alternative form of systrer
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish systir, from Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
syster c
- a sister (woman or girl having the same parents)
- a nurse (in particular as address)
- a nun; a female member of a religious community
Declension edit
| Declension of syster | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | syster | systern | systrar | systrarna |
| Genitive | systers | systerns | systrars | systrarnas |
Synonyms edit
- syrra (colloquial)