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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish systær, søstær, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, cognate with German Schwester and English sister (probably influenced by Old Norse). The Germanic noun goes back to Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”), cognate with Latin soror and Russian сестра́ (sestrá).
Pronunciation
Noun
søster c (singular definite søsteren, plural indefinite søstre)
- sister (woman or girl having the same parents)
Declension
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse systir (“sister”), from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”).
Noun
søster m or f (definite singular søstera or søstra or søsteren, indefinite plural søstre or søstrer, definite plural søstrene)
- sister
- nurse, short form of sykesøster
Derived terms
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse systir (“sister”), from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”). Akin to English sister.
Pronunciation
Noun
søster f (definite singular søstera, indefinite plural søstrer, definite plural søstrene)
- sister
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