Schwester

schwester Schwëster Central Franconian Alternative forms gmw-cfr Sester Söster obsolete Etymology gmw-cfr :bor de:Schwester From gmw-cfr gmh swëster, from gmw-cfr goh swëster, from gmw-cfr gem-pro *swestēr, from gmw-cfr ine-pro *swésōr. The native form, at least in western dialects, is gmw-cfr Söster with swe- → sü- (compare nl zuster). The modern form is based on gmw-cfr de Schwester. Pronunciation gmw-cfr /ˈʃʋɛstʌ/ Noun gmw-cfr noun f plural Schwestere diminutive Schwesterche sister gmw-cfr Meng Schwester es net ens e Johr aaler wie ich. My sister is less than a year older than me. nun nurse German Alternative forms de Schw. abbreviation Etymology de :inh gmh:swëster<ety:inh<goh:swëster>> From de gmh swëster, from de goh swëster, from de gem-pro *swestēr. Compare nds swester, nl zuster, en sister, da søster, sv syster. Pronunciation de /ˈʃvɛstɐ/ [ˈʃʋɛstɐ] de De-Schwester.ogg de De-Schwester2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de ɛstɐ 2 Noun f chen,lein sister de Bruder<t:brother> de Meine Schwester kommt morgen. My sister is coming tomorrow. de chiefly colloquial short for de 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 de Christianity sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address Declension f Derived terms de Kinderschwester de Krankenschwester de Ordensschwester de schwesterlich Descendants szl šwestera 1 Further reading de Healthcare occupations Female family members Siblings Limburgish Alternative forms li schwester Veldeke li Schwäste̩r rhedok li Schwässter Eupen Etymology li :bor de:Schwester li de Schwester. li Söster, which is the native equivalent. Pronunciation li /ˈʃwɛs.təʁ/ [ˈʒwɛs-] li ɛstəʁ 2 Noun li noun n plural Schwesters or Schwestersch diminutive Schwesterke li sp-DE sister li Female family members Siblings