föðursystir

See also: fǫðursystir

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “father’s sister”, from faðir (“father”) +‎ systir (“sister”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfœːðʏrˌsɪstɪr/

Noun

föðursystir f (genitive singular föðursystur or (proscribed) föðursystir, nominative plural föðursystur)

  1. paternal aunt

Declension

Declension of föðursystir (feminine, based on systir)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative föðursystir föðursystirin föðursystur föðursysturnar
accusative föðursystur, föðursystir1 föðursysturina, föðursystirina1 föðursystur föðursysturnar
dative föðursystur, föðursystir1 föðursysturinni, föðursystirinni1 föðursystrum föðursystrunum
genitive föðursystur, föðursystir1 föðursysturinnar, föðursystirinnar1 föðursystra föðursystranna

1Proscribed.

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