SWEDISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

syster.

a sister (woman or girl having the same parents)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/²sʏsːtɛr/

a sister (woman or girl having the same parents)
common-gender
a nurse (in particular as address)
common-gender
a nun; a female member of a religious community
common-gender

Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish systir, from Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”).

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