"Geschwister" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈʃvɪstər/, [ɡəˈʃʋɪs.tɐ] Audio: De-Geschwister.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪstɐ Etymology: From Middle High German geswister, from Old High German giswestar, equivalent to ge- + Schwester. Compare Old Saxon gisustrōni (“sibling”), Old Frisian swesterne, susterne, sisterne (“siblings”), Old English ġesweostren (“maternal cousin, sister”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|geswister}} Middle High German geswister, {{inh|de|goh|giswestar}} Old High German giswestar, {{pre|de|ge-|Schwester}} ge- + Schwester, {{cog|osx|gisustrōni|t=sibling}} Old Saxon gisustrōni (“sibling”), {{cog|ofs|swesterne}} Old Frisian swesterne, {{cog|ang|ġesweostren|t=maternal cousin, sister}} Old English ġesweostren (“maternal cousin, sister”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n|dim=chen}} Geschwister n (strong, genitive Geschwisters, plural Geschwister, diminutive Geschwisterchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Geschwisters [genitive], Geschwister [plural], Geschwisterchen [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Geschwister [nominative, singular], Geschwister [definite, nominative, plural], Geschwisters [genitive, singular], Geschwister [definite, genitive, plural], Geschwister [dative, singular], Geschwistern [dative, definite, plural], Geschwister [accusative, singular], Geschwister [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (chiefly in the plural) sibling Tags: in-plural, neuter, strong Categories (topical): Family members Derived forms: Geschwisterchen, Geschwisterkind

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Geschwister",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschwisterchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschwister",
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      "form": "Geschwister",
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "Geschwister",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschwistern",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschwister",
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        "(chiefly in the plural) sibling"
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    },
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    }
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    },
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      },
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    },
    {
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        "1": "ofs",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian swesterne",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ġesweostren",
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      },
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Geschwister",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschwisterchen",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Geschwister",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "Geschwister",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "Geschwisters",
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      "tags": [
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    {
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Geschwister",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschwistern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschwister",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geschwister",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "dim": "chen"
      },
      "expansion": "Geschwister n (strong, genitive Geschwisters, plural Geschwister, diminutive Geschwisterchen n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "n"
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German lemmas",
        "German neuter nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "German terms prefixed with ge-",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:German/ɪstɐ",
        "de:Family members"
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        "(chiefly in the plural) sibling"
      ],
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        "in-plural",
        "neuter",
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɡəˈʃvɪstər/"
    },
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    },
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}

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