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Schwester.

sister

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃvɛstɐ/[ˈʃʋɛstɐ]
  1. sister

    feminine
    Meine Schwester kommt morgen.
  2. nurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor (usually, but not necessarily, confined to female staff)

    colloquial · feminine
  3. nurse; used as a title of address for nurses

    feminine
  4. sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German swëster, from Old High German swëster, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr. Compare Low German swester, Dutch zuster, English sister, Danish søster, Swedish syster.

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