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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈzʏstər/ Audio: Nl-zuster.ogg Forms: zusters [plural], zustertje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ʏstər Etymology: From Middle Dutch suster, from Old Dutch swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. The sense “nurse” from the fact that (before the Reformation and in Catholic areas until recently) the majority of nurses were nuns; already in Middle Dutch generalized to lay nurses. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|suster}} Middle Dutch suster, {{inh|nl|odt|swester}} Old Dutch swester, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*swestēr}} Proto-Germanic *swestēr, {{inh|nl|ine-pro|*swésōr}} Proto-Indo-European *swésōr Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-s|zustertje}} zuster f (plural zusters, diminutive zustertje n)
  1. (somewhat formal) sister (female sibling) Tags: feminine, formal Categories (topical): Family members Synonyms: zus
    Sense id: en-zuster-nl-noun-ATCEBRq3
  2. sister (fictive female kin member) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-zuster-nl-noun-8-WX2Ygj
  3. sister (nun) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Occupations, Monasticism Synonyms: non
    Sense id: en-zuster-nl-noun--kn3RSj4 Disambiguation of Monasticism: 4 33 45 18 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 8 25 41 26 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 20 47 22
  4. (female) nurse (woman who provides care for the ill) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Occupations Synonyms: pleegzuster, verpleegster, ziekenzuster
    Sense id: en-zuster-nl-noun-3mNTokmU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dagzuster, hoofdzuster, nachtzuster, opperzuster, pleegzuster, tweelingzuster, verzusteren, ziekenzuster, zus, zusterliefde, zusterlijk, zusterschap

Noun [Indonesian]

Forms: zusterku [first-person, possessive], zustermu [possessive, second-person], zusternya [possessive, third-person]
Head templates: {{id-noun}} zuster (first-person possessive zusterku, second-person possessive zustermu, third-person possessive zusternya)
  1. (dated) sister Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-zuster-id-noun-GYDTkn8H Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Indonesian terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Indonesian terms with redundant script codes: 50 50
  2. (dated) nurse Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-zuster-id-noun-eB5RFqHh Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Indonesian terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Indonesian terms with redundant script codes: 50 50

Inflected forms

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          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: suster",
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      "text": "→ Indonesian: suster"
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          "word": "ziekenzuster"
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    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Dutch terms with audio links",
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    "Rhymes:Dutch/ʏstər",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ʏstər/2 syllables",
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      "word": "dagzuster"
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    {
      "word": "hoofdzuster"
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    {
      "word": "nachtzuster"
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    {
      "word": "opperzuster"
    },
    {
      "word": "pleegzuster"
    },
    {
      "word": "tweelingzuster"
    },
    {
      "word": "verzusteren"
    },
    {
      "word": "ziekenzuster"
    },
    {
      "word": "zus"
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      "word": "zusterliefde"
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        "formal"
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        "feminine"
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        {
          "word": "ziekenzuster"
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      ],
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        "feminine"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʏstər"
    },
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    "Indonesian lemmas",
    "Indonesian nouns",
    "Indonesian terms with redundant script codes",
    "Requests for plural forms in Indonesian entries"
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  "forms": [
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        "possessive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "zustermu",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zusternya",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "zuster (first-person possessive zusterku, second-person possessive zustermu, third-person possessive zusternya)",
      "name": "id-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Indonesian",
  "lang_code": "id",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Indonesian dated terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sister"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sister",
          "sister"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) sister"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Indonesian dated terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nurse"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nurse",
          "nurse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) nurse"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "zuster"
}

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