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Noun [Danish]

IPA: [ˈsøsd̥ɐ]
Etymology: From Old Danish systær, søstær, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, cognate with German Schwester and English sister (probably influenced by Old Norse). The Germanic noun goes back to Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”), cognate with Latin soror and Russian сестра́ (sestrá). Etymology templates: {{inh|da|gmq-oda|systær}} Old Danish systær, {{inh|da|gmq-pro|ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ}} Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), {{inh|da|gem-pro|*swestēr}} Proto-Germanic *swestēr, {{cog|de|Schwester}} German Schwester, {{cog|en|sister}} English sister, {{inh|da|ine-pro|*swésōr||sister}} Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”), {{cog|la|soror}} Latin soror, {{cog|ru|сестра́}} Russian сестра́ (sestrá) Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|søsteren||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|søstre||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=c|g2=|head=}} søster c (singular definite søsteren, plural indefinite søstre), {{da-noun|en|søstre}} søster c (singular definite søsteren, plural indefinite søstre) Inflection templates: {{da-noun-infl|en|søstre|søstrene|||søstres|søstrenes}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=c|gen-pl-def=søstrenes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=søstres|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=søsterens|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=søsters|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=søstrene|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=søstre|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=søsteren|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=søster}} Forms: søsteren [definite, singular], søstre [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], søster [indefinite, nominative, singular], søsteren [definite, nominative, singular], søstre [indefinite, nominative, plural], søstrene [definite, nominative, plural], søsters [genitive, indefinite, singular], søsterens [definite, genitive, singular], søstres [genitive, indefinite, plural], søstrenes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. sister (woman or girl having the same parents) Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-søster-da-noun-Sjc4-0Au Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Family

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: søstera [definite, singular], søstra [definite, singular], søsteren [definite, singular], søstre [indefinite, plural], søstrer [indefinite, plural], søstrene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse systir (“sister”), from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nb|non|systir||sister}} Old Norse systir (“sister”), {{inh|nb|gmq-pro|ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ}} Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*swestēr}} Proto-Germanic *swestēr, {{inh|nb|ine-pro|*swésōr||sister}} Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”) Head templates: {{head|nb|noun|definite singular|søstera|or|søstra|or|søsteren|indefinite plural|søstre|or|søstrer|definite plural|søstrene|g=m|g2=f}} søster m or f (definite singular søstera or søstra or søsteren, indefinite plural søstre or søstrer, definite plural søstrene)
  1. sister Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-søster-nb-noun-GYDTkn8H Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58
  2. nurse, short form of sykesøster Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-søster-nb-noun-QjsWxhfk Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: halvsøster, lillesøster, stesøster, svigersøster, søsterskip Related terms: bror, datter, far, mamma, mor, pappa, sønn, søsken
Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /ˈsœstɛr/ Forms: søstera [definite, singular], søstrer [indefinite, plural], søstrene [definite, plural], syster [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Norse systir (“sister”), from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”). Akin to English sister. Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|systir||sister}} Old Norse systir (“sister”), {{inh|nn|gmq-pro|ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ}} Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), {{inh|nn|gem-pro|*swestēr}} Proto-Germanic *swestēr, {{inh|nn|ine-pro|*swésōr||sister}} Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”), {{cog|en|sister}} English sister Head templates: {{nn-noun-f1|2=søstr}} søster f (definite singular søstera, indefinite plural søstrer, definite plural søstrene)
  1. sister Tags: feminine Derived forms: halvsøster, stesøster, søsterskip

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gmq-oda",
        "3": "systær"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Danish systær",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gmq-pro",
        "3": "ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swestēr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swestēr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Schwester"
      },
      "expansion": "German Schwester",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sister"
      },
      "expansion": "English sister",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swésōr",
        "4": "",
        "5": "sister"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "soror"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin soror",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "сестра́"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian сестра́ (sestrá)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Danish systær, søstær, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, cognate with German Schwester and English sister (probably influenced by Old Norse). The Germanic noun goes back to Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”), cognate with Latin soror and Russian сестра́ (sestrá).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "søsteren",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstre",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søster",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søsteren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstrene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søsters",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søsterens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstrenes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
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        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "søsteren",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "søster c (singular definite søsteren, plural indefinite søstre)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "søstre"
      },
      "expansion": "søster c (singular definite søsteren, plural indefinite søstre)",
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    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "søstre",
        "3": "søstrene",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "søstres",
        "7": "søstrenes"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "c",
        "gen-pl-def": "søstrenes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "søstres",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "søsterens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "søsters",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "søstrene",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "søstre",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "søsteren",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "søster"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish 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": "da",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "da:Family",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "sister"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsøsd̥ɐ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "søster"
}

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "_dis": "0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "nb",
      "name": "Family",
      "orig": "nb:Family",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "halvsøster"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lillesøster"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "stesøster"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svigersøster"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "søsterskip"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "non",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "sister"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swestēr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swestēr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swésōr",
        "4": "",
        "5": "sister"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse systir (“sister”), from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "søstera",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstra",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søsteren",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstre",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstrer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstrene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "10": "søstre",
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        "13": "definite plural",
        "14": "søstrene",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "definite singular",
        "4": "søstera",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "søstra",
        "7": "or",
        "8": "søsteren",
        "9": "indefinite plural",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "søster m or f (definite singular søstera or søstra or søsteren, indefinite plural søstre or søstrer, definite plural søstrene)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bror"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "datter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "far"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mamma"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pappa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sønn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "søsken"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
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          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sister"
      ],
      "id": "en-søster-nb-noun-GYDTkn8H",
      "links": [
        [
          "sister",
          "sister"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "nurse, short form of sykesøster"
      ],
      "id": "en-søster-nb-noun-QjsWxhfk",
      "links": [
        [
          "nurse",
          "nurse"
        ],
        [
          "sykesøster",
          "sykesøster"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "søster"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "systir",
        "4": "",
        "5": "sister"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse systir (“sister”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "*swésōr",
        "4": "",
        "5": "sister"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sister"
      },
      "expansion": "English sister",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse systir (“sister”), from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”). Akin to English sister.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "søstera",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstrer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstrene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "syster",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "2": "søstr"
      },
      "expansion": "søster f (definite singular søstera, indefinite plural søstrer, definite plural søstrene)",
      "name": "nn-noun-f1"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nn",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "nn:Family",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nn",
          "name": "Family members",
          "orig": "nn:Family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nn",
          "name": "Female family members",
          "orig": "nn:Female family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "halvsøster"
        },
        {
          "word": "stesøster"
        },
        {
          "word": "søsterskip"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sister"
      ],
      "id": "en-søster-nn-noun-GYDTkn8H",
      "links": [
        [
          "sister",
          "sister"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsœstɛr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "søster"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gmq-oda",
        "3": "systær"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Danish systær",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gmq-pro",
        "3": "ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swestēr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swestēr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Schwester"
      },
      "expansion": "German Schwester",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sister"
      },
      "expansion": "English sister",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swésōr",
        "4": "",
        "5": "sister"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "soror"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin soror",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "сестра́"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian сестра́ (sestrá)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Danish systær, søstær, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, cognate with German Schwester and English sister (probably influenced by Old Norse). The Germanic noun goes back to Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”), cognate with Latin soror and Russian сестра́ (sestrá).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "søsteren",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstre",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-noun-infl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søster",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søsteren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstrene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søsters",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søsterens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstrenes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "søstre",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "søsteren",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "søster c (singular definite søsteren, plural indefinite søstre)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "søstre"
      },
      "expansion": "søster c (singular definite søsteren, plural indefinite søstre)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "søstre",
        "3": "søstrene",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "søstres",
        "7": "søstrenes"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "c",
        "gen-pl-def": "søstrenes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "søstres",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "søsterens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "søsters",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "søstrene",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "søstre",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "søsteren",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "søster"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Danish common-gender nouns",
        "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Danish lemmas",
        "Danish nouns",
        "Danish terms derived from Old Danish",
        "Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Danish terms derived from Proto-Norse",
        "Danish terms inherited from Old Danish",
        "Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Danish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Danish terms inherited from Proto-Norse",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "da:Family"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sister (woman or girl having the same parents)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sister",
          "sister"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsøsd̥ɐ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "søster"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "nb:Family"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "halvsøster"
    },
    {
      "word": "lillesøster"
    },
    {
      "word": "stesøster"
    },
    {
      "word": "svigersøster"
    },
    {
      "word": "søsterskip"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "systir",
        "4": "",
        "5": "sister"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse systir (“sister”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gmq-pro",
        "3": "ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swestēr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swestēr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swésōr",
        "4": "",
        "5": "sister"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse systir (“sister”), from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "søstera",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstra",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søsteren",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstre",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstrer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstrene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "10": "søstre",
        "11": "or",
        "12": "søstrer",
        "13": "definite plural",
        "14": "søstrene",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "definite singular",
        "4": "søstera",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "søstra",
        "7": "or",
        "8": "søsteren",
        "9": "indefinite plural",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "søster m or f (definite singular søstera or søstra or søsteren, indefinite plural søstre or søstrer, definite plural søstrene)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "bror"
    },
    {
      "word": "datter"
    },
    {
      "word": "far"
    },
    {
      "word": "mamma"
    },
    {
      "word": "mor"
    },
    {
      "word": "pappa"
    },
    {
      "word": "sønn"
    },
    {
      "word": "søsken"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sister"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sister",
          "sister"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nurse, short form of sykesøster"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nurse",
          "nurse"
        ],
        [
          "sykesøster",
          "sykesøster"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "søster"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "halvsøster"
    },
    {
      "word": "stesøster"
    },
    {
      "word": "søsterskip"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "systir",
        "4": "",
        "5": "sister"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse systir (“sister”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "gmq-pro",
        "3": "ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swestēr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swestēr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swésōr",
        "4": "",
        "5": "sister"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sister"
      },
      "expansion": "English sister",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse systir (“sister”), from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”). Akin to English sister.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "søstera",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstrer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstrene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "syster",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "2": "søstr"
      },
      "expansion": "søster f (definite singular søstera, indefinite plural søstrer, definite plural søstrene)",
      "name": "nn-noun-f1"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk feminine nouns",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk nouns",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Norse",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Norse",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "nn:Family",
        "nn:Family members",
        "nn:Female family members"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sister"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sister",
          "sister"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsœstɛr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "søster"
}

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