suster
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch zuster, from Middle Dutch suster, from Old Dutch swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sœstər/
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sus.tər/
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “suster”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “suster (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English sweostor, swustor, sweoster, in turn from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Some forms are influenced by Old Norse systir.
Pronunciation
Related terms
References
- “suster (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-12.
Portuguese
Etymology
Altered from Old Portuguese sostẽer, from Latin sustinēre, present active infinitive of sustineō (“I sustain”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /suʃ.ˈteɾ/
- Hyphenation: sus‧ter
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -er verb suster
Synonyms
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
Further reading
- “suster”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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