Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
zister. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
zister, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
zister in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
zister you have here. The definition of the word
zister will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
zister, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
French
Noun
zister m (plural zisters)
- Alternative form of cistre
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English *zister (attested in Modern English dialects), a form of suster, from Old English sweostor, swustor, sweoster, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
Pronunciation
Noun
zister
- sister
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 81