søster
See also: soster
Danish
Etymology
From Late Old Danish søstær, from Early Old Danish systær, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /søstər/, [ˈsøsd̥ɐ]
Noun
søster c (singular definite søsteren, plural indefinite søstre)
- sister (woman or girl having the same parents)
Declension
Declension of søster
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | søster | søsteren | søstre | søstrene |
| genitive | søsters | søsterens | søstres | søstrenes |
Further reading
- “søster” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse systir (“sister”), from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”).
Noun
søster m or f (definite singular søstera or søsteren, indefinite plural søstre or søstrer, definite plural søstrene)
- sister
- nurse, short form of sykesøster
Derived terms
- halvsøster
- stesøster
- svigersøster
- søsterskip
Related terms
- far, pappa
- mor, mamma
- bror, søsken
- sønn, datter
References
- “søster” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- syster
Etymology
From Old Norse systir (“sister”), from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”). Akin to English sister.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsœstɛr/
Noun
søster f (definite singular søstera, indefinite plural søstrer, definite plural søstrene)
- sister
Derived terms
- halvsøster
- stesøster
- søsterskip
References
- “søster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.