"syster" meaning in Swedish

See syster in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /²sʏsːtɛr/ Audio: Sv-syster.ogg
Etymology: From Old Swedish systir, from Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|systir}} Old Swedish systir, {{inh|sv|non|systir}} Old Norse systir, {{inh|sv|gmq-pro|ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ}} Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ (swestar), {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*swestēr}} Proto-Germanic *swestēr, {{der|sv|ine-pro|*swésōr||sister}} Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} syster c, {{sv-noun|c}} syster c Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], syster [indefinite, nominative, singular], systers [genitive, indefinite, singular], systern [definite, nominative, singular], systerns [definite, genitive, singular], systrar [indefinite, nominative, plural], systrars [genitive, indefinite, plural], systrarna [definite, nominative, plural], systrarnas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a sister (woman or girl having the same parents) Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-syster-sv-noun-WfbwJLQY Disambiguation of Occupations: 27 33 39 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 42 42 16
  2. a nurse (in particular as address) Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-syster-sv-noun-LJyUcoCo Disambiguation of Occupations: 27 33 39 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 42 42 16
  3. a nun; a female member of a religious community Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Female family members, Occupations
    Sense id: en-syster-sv-noun-HZ5y8iK9 Disambiguation of Female family members: 22 12 66 Disambiguation of Occupations: 27 33 39 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 42 42 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: syrra [colloquial]
Related terms: faster, halvsyster, moster, sjuksyster, styvsyster, syrra, systerbarn, systerbolag, systerdotter, systerfartyg, systerförening, systerföretag, systerkaka, systerkyrka, systerlig, systerorganisation, systerparti, systerprojekt, systerskap, systerskara, systerson

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "syster",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "systern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "systerns",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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        "indefinite",
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      "form": "systrarna",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "faster"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "sjuksyster"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "systerbarn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "systerbolag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "systerdotter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "systerfartyg"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "systerförening"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "systerföretag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "systerkaka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "systerkyrka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "systerlig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "systerorganisation"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "systerparti"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "systerprojekt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "systerskap"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "systerskara"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
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            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
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        ]
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      ]
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            "Family",
            "Female",
            "People",
            "Gender",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
            "Fundamental",
            "Society"
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            "Human behaviour",
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "nun",
          "nun"
        ]
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/²sʏsːtɛr/"
    },
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    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "syrra"
    }
  ],
  "word": "syster"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Swedish common-gender nouns",
    "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swedish lemmas",
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    "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Norse",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "syster",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "systers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "systern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "systerns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "systrar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "systrars",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "systrarna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "faster"
    },
    {
      "word": "halvsyster"
    },
    {
      "word": "moster"
    },
    {
      "word": "sjuksyster"
    },
    {
      "word": "styvsyster"
    },
    {
      "word": "syrra"
    },
    {
      "word": "systerbarn"
    },
    {
      "word": "systerbolag"
    },
    {
      "word": "systerdotter"
    },
    {
      "word": "systerfartyg"
    },
    {
      "word": "systerförening"
    },
    {
      "word": "systerföretag"
    },
    {
      "word": "systerkaka"
    },
    {
      "word": "systerkyrka"
    },
    {
      "word": "systerlig"
    },
    {
      "word": "systerorganisation"
    },
    {
      "word": "systerparti"
    },
    {
      "word": "systerprojekt"
    },
    {
      "word": "systerskap"
    },
    {
      "word": "systerskara"
    },
    {
      "word": "systerson"
    }
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        "a sister (woman or girl having the same parents)"
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a nurse (in particular as address)"
      ],
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        [
          "nurse",
          "nurse"
        ]
      ],
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        "common-gender"
      ]
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    {
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        [
          "nun",
          "nun"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/²sʏsːtɛr/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Sv-syster.ogg",
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      "word": "syrra"
    }
  ],
  "word": "syster"
}

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