suster

== English == === Noun === suster (plural susters) (African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of sister. ==== Alternative forms ==== sustah === Anagrams === estrus, Tusser, russet, surest, Suters, tusser, struse == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch zuster, from Middle Dutch suster, from Old Dutch swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sœstər/ === Noun === suster (plural susters) sister Synonym: sus ==== Coordinate terms ==== broer ==== Derived terms ==== sus == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch zuster (“sister, nun, nurse”), from Middle Dutch suster, from Old Dutch swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsustər/ [ˈsus.t̪ər] Rhymes: -ustər Syllabification: sus‧ter === Noun === sustêr (plural suster-suster or para suster) nun Synonym: biarawati (colloquial) nurse (female) Synonyms: juru rawat, ners, perawat ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “suster”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. === Noun === suster f sister sister, nun ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: zusterAfrikaans: susterBerbice Creole Dutch: sosro, sosoroSkepi Creole Dutch: soster→ Caribbean Hindustani: sester→ Caribbean Javanese: soster, sester→ Indonesian: suster→ Saramaccan: soosútu Limburgish: zöster === Further reading === “suster”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “suster (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I == Middle English == === Alternative forms === cyster, cystyr, scyster, sister, sistir, soster, souster, sustir, syster, systir, systyr swuster (Early Middle English); sussterr (Ormulum) zoster (Kent); sustur (Shropshire) === Etymology === From Old English sweostor, swustor, sweoster, in turn from Proto-West Germanic *swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Some forms are influenced by Old Norse systir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsustər/, /ˈsistər/ IPA(key): /ˈswustər/ (Early Middle English) IPA(key): /ˈzustər/, /ˈzistər/ (Southern) === Noun === suster (plural sustren or sustres or (rare) suster, genitive singular sustres or suster) A sister or step-sister; a female sibling. A (Christian) woman (i.e. as a "sister in life/Christ") A nun, anchoress; a woman living a religious lifestyle. (nautical) A catch to secure cords at sea. ==== Related terms ==== susterhede suster-in-lawe ==== Descendants ==== English: sister (see there for further descendants) Scots: sister, syster Yola: zister ==== References ==== “suster, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 February 2019. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Altered from Old Galician-Portuguese sostẽer, from Latin sustinēre (“to sustain”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: sus‧ter === Verb === suster (first-person singular present sustenho, first-person singular preterite sustive, past participle sustido) to support (to keep from falling) Synonyms: apoiar, suportar, sustentar to sustain (to provide for or nourish something) Synonyms: alimentar, nutrir, tratar to detain (to keep (someone) from proceeding) Synonyms: conter, deter, parar to contain; to enclose Synonym: restringir ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “suster”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “suster”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == West Frisian == === Etymology === From Old Frisian swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. === Noun === suster c (plural susters, diminutive susterke) sister Coordinate term: broer ==== Further reading ==== “suster”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011