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Noun [Central Franconian]

IPA: /ˈʃʋɛstʌ/ Forms: Schwestere [plural], Schwesterche [diminutive], Sester [alternative, obsolete], Söster [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Middle High German swëster, from Old High German swëster, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. The native form, at least in western dialects, is Söster with swe- → sü- (compare Dutch zuster). The modern form is based on German Schwester. Etymology templates: {{inh|gmw-cfr|gmh|swëster}} Middle High German swëster, {{inh|gmw-cfr|goh|swëster}} Old High German swëster, {{inh|gmw-cfr|gem-pro|*swestēr}} Proto-Germanic *swestēr, {{inh|gmw-cfr|ine-pro|*swésōr}} Proto-Indo-European *swésōr, {{cog|nl|zuster}} Dutch zuster, {{der|gmw-cfr|de|Schwester}} German Schwester Head templates: {{head|gmw-cfr|noun|plural|Schwestere|diminutive|Schwesterche|g=f}} Schwester f (plural Schwestere, diminutive Schwesterche)
  1. sister Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Schwester-gmw-cfr-noun-GYDTkn8H
  2. nun Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Schwester-gmw-cfr-noun-5m-eZES0
  3. nurse Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Schwester-gmw-cfr-noun-eB5RFqHh

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈʃvɛstɐ/, [ˈʃʋɛstɐ] Audio: De-Schwester.ogg , De-Schwester2.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛstɐ Etymology: From Middle High German swëster, from Old High German swëster, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr. Compare Low German swester, Dutch zuster, English sister, Danish søster, Swedish syster. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|swëster}} Middle High German swëster, {{inh|de|goh|swëster}} Old High German swëster, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*swestēr}} Proto-Germanic *swestēr, {{cog|nds|swester}} Low German swester, {{cog|nl|zuster}} Dutch zuster, {{cog|en|sister}} English sister, {{cog|da|søster}} Danish søster, {{cog|sv|syster}} Swedish syster Head templates: {{de-noun|f|dim=chen,lein}} Schwester f (genitive Schwester, plural Schwestern, diminutive Schwesterchen n or Schwesterlein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Schwester [genitive], Schwestern [plural], Schwesterchen [diminutive, neuter], Schwesterlein [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Schwester [nominative, singular], Schwestern [definite, nominative, plural], Schwester [genitive, singular], Schwestern [definite, genitive, plural], Schwester [dative, singular], Schwestern [dative, definite, plural], Schwester [accusative, singular], Schwestern [accusative, definite, plural], Schw. [alternative, abbreviation]
  1. sister Tags: feminine Coordinate_terms: Bruder
    Sense id: en-Schwester-de-noun-GYDTkn8H
  2. (chiefly colloquial, short for Krankenschwester) nurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor (usually, but not necessarily, confined to female staff) Tags: colloquial, feminine
    Sense id: en-Schwester-de-noun-cl4TbRM5 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header, Female family members, Healthcare occupations, Siblings Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 4 4 4 66 7 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 2 78 5 8 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 2 85 6 6 Disambiguation of Female family members: 21 62 3 14 Disambiguation of Healthcare occupations: 3 65 30 3 Disambiguation of Siblings: 22 57 4 16
  3. nurse; used as a title of address for nurses Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Schwester-de-noun-m912Re6V
  4. (Christianity) sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Schwester-de-noun-QnXHYQBt Categories (other): Christianity Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Kinderschwester, Krankenschwester, Ordensschwester, schwesterlich

Noun [Limburgish]

IPA: /ˈʃwɛs.təʁ/, [ˈʒwɛs-] Forms: Schwesters [plural], Schwestersch [plural], Schwesterke [diminutive], schwester [alternative], Schwäste̩r [alternative], Schwässter [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛstəʁ Etymology: PIE word *swésōr Borrowed from German Schwester. Doublet of Söster, which is the native equivalent. Etymology templates: {{PIE word|li|swésōr}} PIE word *swésōr, {{dercat|li|gmh|goh|gem-pro}}, {{bor+|li|de|Schwester}} Borrowed from German Schwester, {{doublet|li|Söster}} Doublet of Söster Head templates: {{head|li|noun|plural|Schwesters|or|Schwestersch|diminutive|Schwesterke|g=n}} Schwester n (plural Schwesters or Schwestersch, diminutive Schwesterke), {{tlb|li|sp-DE}} (German-based spelling)
  1. sister Tags: neuter

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-cfr",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "swëster"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German swëster",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-cfr",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "swëster"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German swëster",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-cfr",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swestēr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swestēr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-cfr",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swésōr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swésōr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "zuster"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch zuster",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-cfr",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Schwester"
      },
      "expansion": "German Schwester",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German swëster, from Old High German swëster, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.\nThe native form, at least in western dialects, is Söster with swe- → sü- (compare Dutch zuster). The modern form is based on German Schwester.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Schwestere",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwesterche",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sester",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Söster",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-cfr",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "Schwestere",
        "5": "diminutive",
        "6": "Schwesterche",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Schwester f (plural Schwestere, diminutive Schwesterche)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Central Franconian",
  "lang_code": "gmw-cfr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "My sister is less than a year older than me.",
          "text": "Meng Schwester es net ens e Johr aaler wie ich.",
          "translation": "My sister is less than a year older than me.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "sister"
      ],
      "id": "en-Schwester-gmw-cfr-noun-GYDTkn8H",
      "links": [
        [
          "sister",
          "sister"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-Schwester-gmw-cfr-noun-5m-eZES0",
      "links": [
        [
          "nun",
          "nun"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nurse"
      ],
      "id": "en-Schwester-gmw-cfr-noun-eB5RFqHh",
      "links": [
        [
          "nurse",
          "nurse"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃʋɛstʌ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Schwester"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Kinderschwester"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Krankenschwester"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Ordensschwester"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "schwesterlich"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Silesian",
      "lang_code": "szl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "šwestera"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "swëster"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German swëster",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "swëster"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German swëster",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swestēr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swestēr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "swester"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German swester",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "zuster"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch zuster",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sister"
      },
      "expansion": "English sister",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "søster"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish søster",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "syster"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish syster",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German swëster, from Old High German swëster, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr.\nCompare Low German swester, Dutch zuster, English sister, Danish søster, Swedish syster.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Schwester",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwestern",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwesterchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwesterlein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwester",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwestern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwester",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwestern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwester",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwestern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwester",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwestern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schw.",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "abbreviation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "dim": "chen,lein"
      },
      "expansion": "Schwester f (genitive Schwester, plural Schwestern, diminutive Schwesterchen n or Schwesterlein n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "Bruder"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "My sister is coming tomorrow.",
          "text": "Meine Schwester kommt morgen.",
          "translation": "My sister is coming tomorrow.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sister"
      ],
      "id": "en-Schwester-de-noun-GYDTkn8H",
      "links": [
        [
          "sister",
          "sister"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 4 4 4 66 7 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 2 2 78 5 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 85 6 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 62 3 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Female family members",
          "orig": "de:Female family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 65 30 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Healthcare occupations",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 57 4 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Siblings",
          "orig": "de:Siblings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor (usually, but not necessarily, confined to female staff)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Schwester-de-noun-cl4TbRM5",
      "links": [
        [
          "Krankenschwester",
          "Krankenschwester#German"
        ],
        [
          "nurse",
          "nurse"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "short for Krankenschwester",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly colloquial, short for Krankenschwester) nurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor (usually, but not necessarily, confined to female staff)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nurse; used as a title of address for nurses"
      ],
      "id": "en-Schwester-de-noun-m912Re6V",
      "links": [
        [
          "nurse",
          "nurse"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "de:Christianity",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address"
      ],
      "id": "en-Schwester-de-noun-QnXHYQBt",
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "sister",
          "sister"
        ],
        [
          "nun",
          "nun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity) sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃvɛstɐ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃʋɛstɐ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Schwester.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0c/De-Schwester.ogg/De-Schwester.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/De-Schwester.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Schwester2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/91/De-Schwester2.ogg/De-Schwester2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/De-Schwester2.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛstɐ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Schwester"
}

{
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      "args": {
        "1": "li",
        "2": "swésōr"
      },
      "expansion": "PIE word\n *swésōr",
      "name": "PIE word"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "li",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "goh",
        "4": "gem-pro"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "li",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Schwester"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "li",
        "2": "Söster"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Söster",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "PIE word\n *swésōr\nBorrowed from German Schwester. Doublet of Söster, which is the native equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Schwesters",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwestersch",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwesterke",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schwester",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwäste̩r",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwässter",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "li",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "Schwesters",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "Schwestersch",
        "7": "diminutive",
        "8": "Schwesterke",
        "g": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "Schwester n (plural Schwesters or Schwestersch, diminutive Schwesterke)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "li",
        "2": "sp-DE"
      },
      "expansion": "(German-based spelling)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Limburgish",
  "lang_code": "li",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Limburgish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "li",
          "name": "Female family members",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "li",
          "name": "Siblings",
          "orig": "li:Siblings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sister"
      ],
      "id": "en-Schwester-li-noun-GYDTkn8H",
      "links": [
        [
          "sister",
          "sister"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃwɛs.təʁ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʒwɛs-]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛstəʁ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Schwester"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-cfr",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "swëster"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German swëster",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-cfr",
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        "plural"
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        "diminutive"
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      "form": "Sester",
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              9
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          "text": "Meng Schwester es net ens e Johr aaler wie ich.",
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        }
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃʋɛstʌ/"
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      "word": "Krankenschwester"
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      "word": "Ordensschwester"
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      "word": "schwesterlich"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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      "form": "Schwester",
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      "form": "Schwestern",
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      "form": "Schwesterchen",
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      "form": "Schwesterlein",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "Schwester",
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      "form": "Schwestern",
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      "form": "Schwester",
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      "form": "Schwestern",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "Schwester",
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      "form": "Schwestern",
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    },
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    }
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      "args": {
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "(Christianity) sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address"
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃvɛstɐ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈʃʋɛstɐ]"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛstɐ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Schwester"
}

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      "form": "Schwäste̩r",
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        "Limburgish nouns",
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        "Limburgish terms derived from German",
        "Limburgish terms derived from Middle High German",
        "Limburgish terms derived from Old High German",
        "Limburgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃwɛs.təʁ/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈʒwɛs-]"
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  ],
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}

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