Schwöschter
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
- schweschter (Formazza)
Etymology
From Old High German swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr. Cognate with German Schwester, Dutch zuster, English sister, Icelandic systir.
Pronunciation
- (Zurich) IPA(key): /ˈʃvøʃtər/
Noun
Schwöschter f (plural Schwöschtere, diminutive Schwöschterli)
- sister
- nurse
Synonyms
- wätté, wetta, watta, wattà