Schwester
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- Sester, Söster (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old High German swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. The native form, at least in western dialects, is Söster with swe- → sü- (compare Dutch zuster). The modern form is based on German Schwester.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃʋɛstʌ/
German
Alternative forms
- Schw. (abbreviation)
Etymology
From Old High German swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Compare Low German swester, Dutch zuster, English sister, Danish søster, Swedish syster.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃvɛstɐ/, [ˈʃʋɛstɐ]
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛstɐ
Noun
Schwester f (genitive Schwester, plural Schwestern)
- sister
- Meine Schwester kommt morgen.
- My sister is coming tomorrow.
- (chiefly colloquial, short for Krankenschwester) nurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor (usually, but not necessarily, confined to female staff)
- nurse; used as a title of address for nurses
- (Christianity) sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address
Declension
Declension of Schwester
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Schwester | die | Schwestern |
genitive | einer | der | Schwester | der | Schwestern |
dative | einer | der | Schwester | den | Schwestern |
accusative | eine | die | Schwester | die | Schwestern |
Derived terms
Further reading
- Schwester in Duden online
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