Söster

See also: soster, söster, and søster

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

PIE word
*swésōr

From Middle Dutch suster, from Old Dutch *swestar, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Doublet of Schwester.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzøs.təʁ/, (uncommon) /ˈzœs.təʁ/
  • Rhymes: -østəʁ, -œstəʁ

Noun

Söster f (plural Sösters or Söstersch or Söstere, diminutive Sösterke) (German-based spelling)

  1. (obsolete in many dialects) sister
    Synonym: Schwester
  2. nurse; used as a title of address for nurses
  3. (Christianity) sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address
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