sisarus

From sisar (“sister”) +‎ -us.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsisɑrus/,
• Rhymes: -isɑrus
• Hyphenation^(key): si‧sa‧rus

sisarus

1. (chiefly in the plural) sibling (person who shares same parents)

   Kaikki sisarukset ovat tänään paikalla.

   All the siblings are present today.

• Of only one sibling the gender-specific terms e.g. sisko (“sister”), sisar (“sister”) or veli (“brother”) are more commonly used. The uninflected singular form is used as modifier in compound nouns.
• Despite its derivation, not to be confused with siskokset (“group of sisters”).

• siskokset
• veljekset

• “sisarus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03