sbeistar

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German swëster, from Old High German swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr (“sister”). Cognate with German Schwester, Dutch zuster, English sister, Icelandic systir.

Noun

sbeistar f

  1. (Thirteen Communities) sister

References
  • “sbeistar” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
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