sestrin

See also: sestřin

English

Noun

sestrin (plural sestrins)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins that play key roles in regulating aging and metabolism

Anagrams

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sěstriːn/
  • Hyphenation: ses‧trin

Adjective

sèstrīn (Cyrillic spelling сѐстрӣн)

  1. (relational) sister; sister's

Declension

Declension of sestrin
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sestrin sestrina sestrino
genitive sestrina sestrine sestrina
dative sestrinu sestrinoj sestrinu
accusative inanimate
animate
sestrin
sestrina
sestrinu sestrino
vocative sestrin sestrina sestrino
locative sestrinu sestrinoj sestrinu
instrumental sestrinim sestrinom sestrinim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sestrini sestrine sestrina
genitive sestrinih sestrinih sestrinih
dative sestrinim(a) sestrinim(a) sestrinim(a)
accusative sestrine sestrine sestrina
vocative sestrini sestrine sestrina
locative sestrinim(a) sestrinim(a) sestrinim(a)
instrumental sestrinim(a) sestrinim(a) sestrinim(a)

Further reading

  • sestrin”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovak

Etymology

From sestra +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsestrin]

Adjective

sestrin

  1. (possessive) belonging to a sister; sister's
  2. (relational) pertaining to a sister

Declension

Declension of sestrin (possessive)
singular
masculine feminine neuter
animate inanimate
nominative sestrin sestrina sestrino
genitive sestrinho sestrinej sestrinho
dative sestrinmu sestrinej sestrinmu
accusative sestrinho sestrin sestrinu sestrino
locative sestrinom sestrinej sestrinom
instrumental sestriným sestrinou sestriným
plural
masculine feminine/neuter
animate inanimate
nominative sestrini sestrine
genitive sestriných
dative sestriným
accusative sestriných sestrine
locative sestriných
instrumental sestrinými

Further reading

  • sestrin”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025