syrra

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from syster by a colloquial formation changing certain /s/ consonant clusters into -rr-. Compare Gustav > Gurra and smaskig > smarrig (“yummy, tasty”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²sʏra/

Noun

syrra c

  1. (colloquial) sister, sis
    Synonym: syster
    Antonym: brorsa
  2. (colloquial) nurse
    Synonym: sjuksköterska

Declension

Declension of syrra
nominative genitive
singular indefinite syrra syrras
definite syrran syrrans
plural indefinite syrror syrrors
definite syrrorna syrrornas

Derived terms

References

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