systir

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Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

systir f (genitive singular systur, plural systrar)

  1. sister

Declension

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

systir f (genitive singular systur or (proscribed) systir, nominative plural systur)

  1. sister

Declension

Declension of systir (feminine, based on systir)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative systir systirin systur systurnar
accusative systur, systir1 systurina, systirina1 systur systurnar
dative systur, systir1 systurinni, systirinni1 systrum systrunum
genitive systur, systir1 systurinnar, systirinnar1 systra systranna

1Proscribed.

Derived terms

Middle English

Noun

systir

  1. Alternative form of suster

Old Norse

Etymology

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

systir f (genitive systur, plural systr)

  1. sister

Declension

  Declension of systir (strong r-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative systir systirin systr systrnar
accusative systur systurina systr systrnar
dative systur systurinni systrum systrunum
genitive systur systurinnar systra systranna

Descendants

References

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

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

systir f

  1. sister

Declension

Declension of systir (r-stem)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative systir systirin syster systrina(r), -rena(r)
accusative systur, -or systurina, -orena syster systrina(r), -rena(r)
dative systur, -or systurinni, -orinne systrum, -rom systrumin, -romen
genitive systur, -or systurinna(r), -orinna(r) systra systranna

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