sœur
See also: soeur
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French soeur, from Old French suer (nominative), from Latin soror (cf. also the Old French oblique form seror from the Latin accusative sorōrem), from Proto-Italic *swezōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sœʁ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -œʁ
Noun
sœur f (plural sœurs)
- sister
- Coordinate term: frère
- Quel âge a ta sœur ?
- How old is your sister?
- (Christianity) nun
- Synonyms: nonne, religieuse
- Coordinate term: frère
- Bonjour, ma sœur.
- Hello, sister.
- Comment allez-vous, sœur Marie ?
- How are you, Sister Mary?
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- frangine
- frèsœur (neologism)
Descendants
Further reading
- “sœur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.