"Schwester" meaning in German

See Schwester in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃvɛstɐ/, [ˈʃʋɛstɐ] Audio: De-Schwester.ogg , De-Schwester2.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛstɐ Etymology: From Middle High German swëster, from Old High German swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr. Compare Low German swester, Dutch zuster, English sister, Danish søster, Swedish syster. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|swëster}} Middle High German swëster, {{inh|de|goh|swester}} Old High German swester, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*swestēr}} Proto-Germanic *swestēr, {{cog|nds|swester}} Low German swester, {{cog|nl|zuster}} Dutch zuster, {{cog|en|sister}} English sister, {{cog|da|søster}} Danish søster, {{cog|sv|syster}} Swedish syster Head templates: {{de-noun|f|dim=chen,lein}} Schwester f (genitive Schwester, plural Schwestern, diminutive Schwesterchen n or Schwesterlein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Schwester [genitive], Schwestern [plural], Schwesterchen [diminutive, neuter], Schwesterlein [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Schwester [nominative, singular], Schwestern [definite, nominative, plural], Schwester [genitive, singular], Schwestern [definite, genitive, plural], Schwester [dative, singular], Schwestern [dative, definite, plural], Schwester [accusative, singular], Schwestern [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. sister Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Schwester-de-noun-GYDTkn8H
  2. (chiefly colloquial, short for Krankenschwester) nurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor (usually, but not necessarily, confined to female staff) Tags: colloquial, feminine Categories (topical): Female family members, Healthcare occupations, Siblings
    Sense id: en-Schwester-de-noun-cl4TbRM5 Disambiguation of Female family members: 23 58 3 16 Disambiguation of Healthcare occupations: 3 63 28 5 Disambiguation of Siblings: 21 55 6 17 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 17 17 17 4 27 7 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 14 14 3 38 6 11 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 3 80 8 10
  3. nurse; used as a title of address for nurses Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Schwester-de-noun-m912Re6V
  4. (Christianity) sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-Schwester-de-noun-QnXHYQBt Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Schw [abbreviation] Derived forms: Kinderschwester, Krankenschwester, Ordensschwester, schwesterlich

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Kinderschwester"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Krankenschwester"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Ordensschwester"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "schwesterlich"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "szl",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Silesian: šwestera",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Silesian: šwestera"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "de",
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gmh",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German swester",
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        "3": "*swestēr"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "swester"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German swester",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "zuster"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch zuster",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sister"
      },
      "expansion": "English sister",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "søster"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish søster",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "syster"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish syster",
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    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "form": "Schwestern",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwesterchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwesterlein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwester",
      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "Schwestern",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Schwester",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Schwester",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwestern",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwester",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwestern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
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  ],
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    }
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: Bruder (“brother”)"
        },
        {
          "english": "My sister is coming tomorrow.",
          "text": "Meine Schwester kommt morgen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      "links": [
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "14 14 14 3 38 6 11",
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          "parents": [],
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            "Female people",
            "Family",
            "Female",
            "People",
            "Gender",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
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            "Work",
            "Body",
            "Human",
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            "Fundamental"
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          "name": "Siblings",
          "orig": "de:Siblings",
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            "Family",
            "People",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
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      ],
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          "Krankenschwester",
          "Krankenschwester#German"
        ],
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          "nurse",
          "nurse"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly colloquial, short for Krankenschwester) nurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor (usually, but not necessarily, confined to female staff)"
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "nurse; used as a title of address for nurses"
      ],
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          "nurse"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "de:Christianity",
          "parents": [
            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address"
      ],
      "id": "en-Schwester-de-noun-QnXHYQBt",
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "sister",
          "sister"
        ],
        [
          "nun",
          "nun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity) sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃvɛstɐ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃʋɛstɐ]"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛstɐ"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
      "word": "Schw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Schwester"
}
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    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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      "word": "Kinderschwester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Krankenschwester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ordensschwester"
    },
    {
      "word": "schwesterlich"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "form": "Schwesterchen",
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    {
      "form": "Schwester",
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    {
      "form": "Schwester",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Schwester",
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    },
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      "form": "Schwester",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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        "feminine"
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        "sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address"
      ],
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          "sister",
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        "(Christianity) sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address"
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ],
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        "Christianity"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃʋɛstɐ]"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛstɐ"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
      "word": "Schw"
    }
  ],
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}

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