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systir

systir

Faroese

Noun

systir f (genitive singular systur, plural systrar)

  1. sister

Declension

f31 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative systir systirin systrar systrarnar
Accusative systur systrina systrar systrarnar
Dative systur systrini systrum systrunum
Genitive systur systurinnar systra systranna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪstɪr/
    Rhymes: -ɪstɪr

Noun

systir f (genitive singular systur, nominative plural systur)

  1. a sister

Declension

Derived terms


Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (sister). Compare Old Saxon swestar, Old English sweoster, Old High German swester.

Noun

systir f (genitive systur, plural systr)

  1. sister

Declension

Descendants

References

  • systir in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse systir, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr.

Noun

systir f

  1. sister

Declension

Descendants