"сестра" meaning in Serbo-Croatian

See сестра in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sěstra/
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sh|sla-pro|*sestra|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Slavic *sestra, {{inh+|sh|sla-pro|*sestra}} Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sestra, {{der|sh|ine-pro|*swésōr}} Proto-Indo-European *swésōr Head templates: {{sh-noun|g=f|head=сѐстра}} сѐстра f (Latin spelling sèstra) Forms: сѐстра [canonical, feminine], sèstra [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], сѐстра [nominative, singular], сестре [nominative, plural], сестре [genitive, singular], сеста́ра̄ [genitive, plural], сестри [dative, singular], сестрама [dative, plural], сестру [accusative, singular], сестре [accusative, plural], се̏стро [singular, vocative], сестре [plural, vocative], сестри [locative, singular], сестрама [locative, plural], сестром [instrumental, singular], сестрама [instrumental, plural]
  1. sister
    Sense id: en-сестра-sh-noun-GYDTkn8H Categories (other): Female family members Disambiguation of Female family members: 53 40 8
  2. nun, ellipsis of часна сестра
    Sense id: en-сестра-sh-noun-jwtjsnxX Categories (other): Serbo-Croatian ellipses, Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header, Female people, Occupations Disambiguation of Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header: 5 84 11 Disambiguation of Female people: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Occupations: 11 77 11
  3. nurse, ellipsis of медицинска сестра
    Sense id: en-сестра-sh-noun-l856D771 Categories (other): Serbo-Croatian ellipses
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: сѐстрӣн, сѐстрӣнскӣ, сѐстрӣнство, се̏стрић, сѐстрица, се̏стрична
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "сѐстрӣнство"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "се̏стрић"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "сѐстрица"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "form": "сѐстра",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    },
    {
      "form": "сеста́ра̄",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "сестри",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "сестрама",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "сестру",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "се̏стро",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "сестром",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "сестрама",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "сес",
        "тра"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
  "lang_code": "sh",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "53 40 8",
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      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/sěstra/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "сестра"
}
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    "Serbo-Croatian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic",
    "Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "word": "сѐстрӣнство"
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      "word": "се̏стрић"
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      "word": "сѐстрица"
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      "form": "sèstra",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    {
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    {
      "form": "сестре",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "сеста́ра̄",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "сестри",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "сестрама",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "сестру",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "сестре",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "се̏стро",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "сестре",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "сестри",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "сестрама",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "сестром",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "сестрама",
      "source": "declension",
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  ],
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  ],
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      "parts": [
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  "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
  "lang_code": "sh",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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          "nurse",
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        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/sěstra/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "сестра"
}

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