сестра

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛsˈtra/

Noun

сестра (sestrá) f

  1. sister (a female sibling)
  2. sister, nun (a female member of a religious community)

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (female member of a religious community): калугерка (kalugerka)

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Noun

сестра (sestra) f

  1. sister

Inflection


Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Noun

сестра (sestra) f

  1. sister

Declension


Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sʲɪˈstra]
  • (file)

Noun

сестра́ (sestrá) f anim (genitive сестры́, nominative plural сёстры, genitive plural сестёр)

  1. sister
    двою́родная сестра́dvojúrodnaja sestrácousin, first cousin
    трою́родная сестра́trojúrodnaja sestrásecond cousin
    родна́я сестра́rodnája sestrásister (sibling)
    медици́нская сестра́medicínskaja sestránurse

Declension


Rusyn

Etymology

From Old East Slavic сестра (sestra), from Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Noun

сестра́ (sestrá) f

  1. sister

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sěstra/
  • Hyphenation: сес‧тра

Noun

сѐстра f (Latin spelling sèstra)

  1. sister
  2. nun, short for часна сестра
  3. nurse, short for медицинска сестра

Declension

Derived terms


Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): [seˈstrɑ]

Noun

сестра́ (sestrá) f anim (genitive сестри́, nominative plural се́стри)

  1. sister
  2. (colloquial) nurse

Declension

References

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