sweostor
Old English
Alternative forms
- sweoster, sƿeostor, swester, suoester, swustor
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsweostor/
Noun
sweostor f
- a sister
Declension
Declension of sweostor
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sweostor | ġesweostor, ġesweostra, ġesweostru |
| accusative | sweostor | ġesweostor, ġesweostra, ġesweostru |
| genitive | sweostor | ġesweostra |
| dative | sweostor | ġesweostrum |
Descendants
- Middle English: suster, syster, soster, sistir, sustir, syster, scyster, cystyr, cyster, systir, systyr, souster, sister
- English: sister
- Scots: sister, syster
- Yola: zister