systir
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪstɪɹ/
Noun
systir f (genitive singular systur, plural systrar)
- 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
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪstɪr/
- Rhymes: -ɪstɪr
Noun
systir f (genitive singular systur, nominative plural systur)
- sister
Declension
declension of systir
| systir | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | systir | systirin | systur | systurnar |
| accusative | systur | systurina | systur | systurnar |
| dative | systur | systurinni | systrum | systrunum |
| genitive | systur | systurinnar | systra | systranna |
Derived terms
- föðursystir
- hálfsystir
- móðursystir
- stjúpsystir
- systurdóttir
- systursonur
Middle English
Noun
systir
- 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)
- 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
- Icelandic: systir
- Faroese: systir
- Norwegian Bokmål: søster
- Norwegian Nynorsk: syster
- Old Swedish: systir
- Swedish: syster
- Danish: søster
- Old Gutnish: systir
- Gutnish: systar
- Westrobothnian: söster, syster, söyster
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-Germanic *swestēr.
Noun
systir f
- 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 |
Descendants
- Swedish: syster