Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (sister).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

systir f (genitive singular systur, plural systrar)

  1. sister

Declension edit

Declension of systir
f31 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative systir systirin systrar systrarnar
accusative systur systrina systrar systrarnar
dative systur systrini systrum systrunum
genitive systur systurinnar systra systranna

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

systir f (genitive singular systur, nominative plural systur)

  1. sister

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Middle English edit

Noun edit

systir

  1. Alternative form of suster

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (sister). Compare Old Saxon swestar, Old English sweoster, Old High German swester, Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂 (swistar).

Noun edit

systir f (genitive systur, plural systr)

  1. sister

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: systir
  • Faroese: systir
  • Norwegian Bokmål: søster
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: syster
  • Old Swedish: systir
  • Danish: søster
  • Old Gutnish: systir

References edit

  • systir”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (sister).

Noun edit

systir f

  1. sister

Declension edit

Descendants edit