sœur
See also: soeur
French
Etymology
From Middle French soeur, from Old French suer (nominative), from Latin soror (cf. also the Old French oblique form seror from the Latin accusative sorōrem), from Proto-Italic *swezōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sœʁ/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -œʁ
Noun
sœur f (plural sœurs)
- sister
- Quel âge a ta sœur ?
- How old is your sister?
- (Christianity) nun
- Bonjour, ma sœur.
- Hello, sister.
- Comment allez-vous, sœur Marie ?
- How are you, Sister Mary?
Synonyms
- (nun): religieuse f, nonne f
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Vietnamese: xơ
Further reading
- “sœur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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