søster
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish systær, søstær, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, cognate with German Schwester and English sister (probably influenced by Old Norse). The Germanic noun goes back to Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”), cognate with Latin soror and Russian сестра́ (sestrá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsøsd̥ɐ]
Noun
søster c (singular definite søsteren, plural indefinite søstre)
- sister (woman or girl having the same parents)
Declension
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 søstra or søsteren, indefinite plural søstre or søstrer, definite plural søstrene)
- sister
- nurse, short form of sykesøster
Derived terms
References
- “søster” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
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/
Derived terms
References
- “søster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.