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

1. (colloquial) sister, sis
2. (colloquial) nurse

Declension

Declension of syrra

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	syrra	syrras
	definite	syrran	syrrans
plural	indefinite	syrror	syrrors
	definite	syrrorna	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^[1]