Schwester

== Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === Sester, Söster (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German swëster, from Old High German swëster, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. The native form, at least in western dialects, is Söster with swe- → sü- (compare Dutch zuster). The modern form is based on German Schwester. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃʋɛstʌ/ === Noun === Schwester f (plural Schwestere, diminutive Schwesterche) sister nun nurse == German == === Alternative forms === Schw. (abbreviation) === Etymology === From Middle High German swëster, from Old High German swëster, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr. Compare Low German swester, Dutch zuster, English sister, Danish søster, Swedish syster. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃvɛstɐ/, [ˈʃʋɛstɐ] Rhymes: -ɛstɐ === Noun === Schwester f (genitive Schwester, plural Schwestern, diminutive Schwesterchen n or Schwesterlein n) sister Coordinate term: Bruder (“brother”) Meine Schwester kommt morgen. ― My sister is coming tomorrow. (chiefly colloquial, short for Krankenschwester) nurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor (usually, but not necessarily, confined to female staff) nurse; used as a title of address for nurses (Christianity) sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Kinderschwester Krankenschwester Ordensschwester schwesterlich ==== Descendants ==== → Silesian: šwestera === Further reading === “Schwester”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Schwester” in Duden online “Schwester” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Schwester”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891 == Limburgish == === Alternative forms === schwester (Veldeke spelling) Schwäste̩r (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling) Schwässter (Eupen) === Etymology === Borrowed from German Schwester. Doublet of Söster, which is the native equivalent. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃwɛs.təʁ/, [ˈʒwɛs-] Rhymes: -ɛstəʁ === Noun === Schwester n (plural Schwesters or Schwestersch, diminutive Schwesterke) (German-based spelling) sister