sjuksköterska

Swedish

Etymology

sjuk +‎ sköterska

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɧʉːkˌɧøːtɛrska/
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Noun

sjuksköterska c

  1. a nurse
    Synonym: sjuksyster
    1. a senior nurse (ward nurse with university degree)

Usage notes

  • In Sweden, the title is used for female and male nurses alike, despite the female ending -erska. In Finland Swedish, the term sjukskötare is used instead.

Declension

Declension of sjuksköterska
nominative genitive
singular indefinite sjuksköterska sjuksköterskas
definite sjuksköterskan sjuksköterskans
plural indefinite sjuksköterskor sjuksköterskors
definite sjuksköterskorna sjuksköterskornas

References

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