"søster" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsœstɛr/ Forms: søstera [definite, singular], søstrer [indefinite, plural], søstrene [definite, plural], syster [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Norse systir (“sister”), from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”). Akin to English sister. Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|systir||sister}} Old Norse systir (“sister”), {{inh|nn|gmq-pro|ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ}} Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), {{inh|nn|gem-pro|*swestēr}} Proto-Germanic *swestēr, {{inh|nn|ine-pro|*swésōr||sister}} Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”), {{cog|en|sister}} English sister Head templates: {{nn-noun-f1|2=søstr}} søster f (definite singular søstera, indefinite plural søstrer, definite plural søstrene)
  1. sister Tags: feminine Derived forms: halvsøster, stesøster, søsterskip

Inflected forms

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        "1": "nn",
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "inh"
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "stesøster"
    },
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      "word": "søsterskip"
    }
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
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        "definite",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "søstrer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søstrene",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Norse",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Norse",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsœstɛr/"
    }
  ],
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}

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