"sestra" meaning in Czech

See sestra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈsɛstra] Audio: Cs-sestra.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old Czech sestra, from Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *swésō, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|cs|zlw-ocs|sestra|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Czech sestra, {{inh+|cs|zlw-ocs|sestra}} Inherited from Old Czech sestra, {{inh|cs|sla-pro|*sestra}} Proto-Slavic *sestra, {{inh|cs|ine-bsl-pro|*swésō}} Proto-Balto-Slavic *swésō, {{inh|cs|ine-pro|*swésōr}} Proto-Indo-European *swésōr Head templates: {{cs-noun|f|dim=sestřička}} sestra f (diminutive sestřička) Inflection templates: {{cs-ndecl|f}} Forms: sestřička [diminutive], no-table-tags [table-tags], sestra [nominative, singular], sestry [nominative, plural], sestry [genitive, singular], sester [genitive, plural], sestře [dative, singular], sestrám [dative, plural], sestru [accusative, singular], sestry [accusative, plural], sestro [singular, vocative], sestry [plural, vocative], sestře [locative, singular], sestrách [locative, plural], sestrou [instrumental, singular], sestrami [instrumental, plural]
  1. sister (sibling) Tags: feminine Synonyms: ségra
    Sense id: en-sestra-cs-noun-hsz8Q3OE
  2. nurse (caring for the sick) Tags: feminine Synonyms: zdravotní sestra
    Sense id: en-sestra-cs-noun-TLjCfW6W Categories (other): Czech entries with incorrect language header, Czech nouns with reducible stem, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Female family members, Occupations Disambiguation of Czech entries with incorrect language header: 13 57 29 Disambiguation of Czech nouns with reducible stem: 33 42 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 1 25 10 1 2 3 1 21 22 1 12 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 23 12 1 1 1 1 21 22 1 15 1 Disambiguation of Female family members: 11 51 38 Disambiguation of Occupations: 9 46 45
  3. nun, sister Tags: feminine Synonyms: jeptiška
    Sense id: en-sestra-cs-noun-2r6r~1Iw Categories (other): Pages with entries, Female people, Occupations, Religion Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 23 12 1 1 1 1 21 22 1 15 1 Disambiguation of Female people: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Occupations: 9 46 45 Disambiguation of Religion: 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sesterský, sestřenice, bratr

Inflected forms

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