сестры

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See also: сёстры

Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

сестры́ (sestrýf anim

  1. genitive singular of сестра́ (sestrá)

Etymology 2

Noun

сестры (sjóstryf anim

  1. Alternative spelling of сёстры (sjóstry)
    • 1876, Russian Synodal Bible, Mark 3:32:
      Около Него сидел народ. И сказали Ему: вот, Матерь Твоя и братья Твои и сестры Твои, вне дома, спрашивают Тебя.
      Okolo Nevo sidel narod. I skazali Jemu: vot, Materʹ Tvoja i bratʹja Tvoi i sestry Tvoi, vne doma, sprašivajut Tebja.
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