syrra
Swedish
Etymology
Derived from syster by a colloquial formation changing certain /s/ consonant clusters into -rr-. Compare Gustav > Gurra and smaskig > smarrig (“yummy, tasty”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²sʏra/
Noun
syrra c
- (colloquial) sister, sis
- (colloquial) nurse
Declension
| Declension of syrra | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | syrra | syrran | syrror | syrrorna |
| Genitive | syrras | syrrans | syrrors | syrrornas |
Synonyms
- syster
Antonyms
- brorsa
Derived terms
- lillasyrra
- sjuksyrra
- storasyrra
References
- syrra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Tomas Riad (2016), “Smeknamnet är redan givet”, in Språktidningen