søster

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish systær, søstær, from Old Norse systir, 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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== === 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 ==== === References === “søster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.