Suster

See also: suster and šuster

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian swester, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *swestēr. Cognates include West Frisian suster and German Schwester.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʊstər/
• Hyphenation: Sus‧ter
• Rhymes: -ʊstər

Noun

Suster f (plural Sustere)

1. sister
2. nun, sister

Coordinate terms

• (female sibling): Brúur, Brour (“brother”)

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015), “Suster”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN