syster

Middle English

Noun

syster

1. Alternative form of suster

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• søster

Etymology 1

From Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”). Akin to English sister.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sʏstɛr/

Noun

syster f (definite singular systera, indefinite plural systrer, definite plural systrene)

1. sister (female with same parents)

   Eg fekk ei syster då eg var tre.

   I got a sister when I was three.

2. sister (a female member of a religious community)
3. a female nurse

Inflection

Historical inflection of syster indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural 1901 ei syster systeri syster (systrar) systerne (systrane) 1917 systera, systeri 1938 systera [systeri] systrer systrene 2012 (current) ei syster systera systrer systrene Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen.

Derived terms

• systerskip

References

• “syster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse systr, from Proto-Germanic *swistriz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʏstər/

Noun

syster

1. indefinite plural of syster, alternative form of systrer

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish systir, from Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʏsːtɛr/

• Audio:

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Noun

syster c

1. a sister (woman or girl having the same parents)
2. a nurse (in particular as address)
3. a nun; a female member of a religious community

Declension

Declension of syster

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	syster	systers
	definite	systern	systerns
plural	indefinite	systrar	systrars
	definite	systrarna	systrarnas

Synonyms

• syrra (colloquial)

Related terms

• faster
• halvsyster
• moster
• sjuksyster
• styvsyster
• syrra
• systerbarn
• systerbolag
• systerdotter
• systerfartyg
• systerförening
• systerföretag
• systerkaka
• systerkyrka
• systerlig
• systerorganisation
• systerparti
• systerprojekt
• systerskap
• systerskara
• systerson

 

References

• syster in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• styres, syrets