syster

Middle English

Noun

syster

1. Alternative form of suster

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• søster

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sʏstɛr/

Noun

syster f (definite singular systera, indefinite plural systrer, definite plural systrene)

1. sister (female with same parents)

   Eg fekk ei syster då eg var tre.

   I got a sister when I was three.

2. sister (a female member of a religious community)
3. a female nurse

Inflection

Derived terms

• systerskip

References

• “syster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse systr, from Proto-Germanic *swistriz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʏstər/

Noun

syster

1. indefinite plural of syster, alternative form of systrer

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʏsːtɛr/

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Noun

syster c

1. a sister (woman or girl having the same parents)
2. a nurse (in particular as address)
3. a nun; a female member of a religious community

Declension

Synonyms

• syrra (colloquial)

Related terms

References

• syster in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• styres, syrets