"sœur" meaning in All languages combined

See sœur on Wiktionary

Noun [French]

IPA: /sœʁ/ Audio: Fr-sœur.ogg Forms: sœurs [plural], soeur [alternative], seure [alternative]
Rhymes: -œʁ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French soeur, from Old French suer (nominative), from Latin soror (cf. also the Old French oblique form seror from the Latin accusative sorōrem), from Proto-Italic *swezōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|soeur|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French soeur, {{inh+|fr|frm|soeur}} Inherited from Middle French soeur, {{inh|fr|fro|suer}} Old French suer, {{inh|fr|la|soror}} Latin soror, {{inh|fr|itc-pro|*swezōr}} Proto-Italic *swezōr, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*swésōr}} Proto-Indo-European *swésōr Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} sœur f (plural sœurs)
  1. sister Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-sœur-fr-noun-GYDTkn8H
  2. (Christianity) nun Tags: feminine Synonyms: nonne, religieuse
    Sense id: en-sœur-fr-noun-5m-eZES0 Categories (other): Christianity, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms derived from Old French nominative, Female family members, Monasticism Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms derived from Old French nominative: 15 85 Disambiguation of Female family members: 27 73 Disambiguation of Monasticism: 3 97 Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: sœurette Derived forms: âme sœur, avez-vous des frères et sœurs, belle-sœur, bonne sœur, petite sœur, quasi-sœur, république sœur Related terms: frangine, frèsœur [neologism]
Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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          "expansion": "→ Ladino: sör",
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      "text": "→ Ladino: sör"
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    }
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      "form": "soeur",
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    },
    {
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        },
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              16,
              22
            ]
          ],
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              14,
              18
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          "_dis": "8 92",
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              7,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Hello, sister.",
          "text": "Bonjour, ma sœur.",
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        },
        {
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            [
              13,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              20,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "english": "How are you, Sister Mary?",
          "text": "Comment allez-vous, sœur Marie ?",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "Christianity",
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        ],
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          "nun",
          "nun"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Christianity) nun"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "nonne"
        },
        {
          "word": "religieuse"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/sœʁ/"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Fr-s%C5%93ur.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-œʁ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sœur"
}
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    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French feminine nouns",
    "French lemmas",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Middle French",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "French terms inherited from Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Middle French",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "French terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:French/œʁ",
    "Rhymes:French/œʁ/1 syllable",
    "Terms derived from Old French nominative",
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    "fr:Female family members",
    "fr:Monasticism"
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      "word": "âme sœur"
    },
    {
      "word": "avez-vous des frères et sœurs"
    },
    {
      "word": "belle-sœur"
    },
    {
      "word": "bonne sœur"
    },
    {
      "word": "petite sœur"
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    {
      "word": "quasi-sœur"
    },
    {
      "word": "république sœur"
    }
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            "bor": "y"
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          "expansion": "→ Ladino: sör",
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      "text": "→ Ladino: sör"
    },
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        {
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            "2": "xơ",
            "bor": "y"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Vietnamese: xơ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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      },
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      "form": "sœurs",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soeur",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seure",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "frangine"
    },
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  ],
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    {
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: frère"
        },
        {
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              16,
              22
            ]
          ],
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            [
              14,
              18
            ]
          ],
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          "text": "Quel âge a ta sœur ?",
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        }
      ],
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        "sister"
      ],
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          "sister"
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      ],
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      ]
    },
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              13
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              12,
              16
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          ],
          "english": "Hello, sister.",
          "text": "Bonjour, ma sœur.",
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        },
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              13,
              19
            ]
          ],
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            [
              20,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "english": "How are you, Sister Mary?",
          "text": "Comment allez-vous, sœur Marie ?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nun"
      ],
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        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "nun",
          "nun"
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        "(Christianity) nun"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "nonne"
        },
        {
          "word": "religieuse"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "Christianity"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sœʁ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-sœur.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Fr-s%C5%93ur.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-œʁ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sœur"
}

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