Danish

Noun

søster c (singular definite søsteren, plural indefinite søstre)

1. sister (woman or girl having the same parents)

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse systir ‎(“sister”), from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ ‎(swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr ‎(“sister”).

Noun

søster m, f ‎(definite singular søstera or søsteren, indefinite plural søstre or søstrer, definite plural søstrene)

1. a sister
2. a nurse, short form of sykesøster

Related terms

• far, pappa
• mor, mamma
• bror, søsken
• sønn, datter

Derived terms

• halvsøster
• stesøster
• svigersøster
• søsterskip

References

• “søster” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse systir ‎(“sister”), from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ ‎(swestar), from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr ‎(“sister”).

Alternative forms

• syster

Noun

søster f ‎(definite singular søstera, indefinite plural søstrer, definite plural søstrene)

1. a sister

Derived terms

• halvsøster
• søsterskip

References

• “søster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.