посестрима

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *posestrima. Sychronically, substantivized from посестря (posestrja, “to become sisters”) +‎ -им (-im).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [poˈsɛstrimɐ]

Noun

посе́стрима • (poséstrima) f

1. member of a sisterhood
2. close female friend, sworn sister

Declension

Declension of посе́стрима

	singular	plural
indefinite	посе́стрима poséstrima	посе́стрими poséstrimi
definite	посе́стримата poséstrimata	посе́стримите poséstrimite
vocative form	посе́стримо poséstrimo	посе́стрими poséstrimi

Coordinate terms

• побра́тим m (pobrátim, “sworn brother”)

Derived terms

• посестримя́ се pf (posestrimjá se), посестримя́вам се impf (posestrimjávam se) (causative)

References

• “посестрима”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “посестрима”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɔˈsɛstrima]

Noun

посестрима • (posestrima) f (plural посестрими, masculine побратим)

1. blood sister (An unrelated female considered to share a sister-like relationship established by a ceremonial sharing of blood in some cultures.)

Declension

Declension of посестрима

	singular	plural
indefinite	посестрима (posestrima)	посестрими (posestrimi)
definite unspecified	посестримата (posestrimata)	посестримите (posestrimite)
definite proximal	посестримава (posestrimava)	посестримиве (posestrimive)
definite distal	посестримана (posestrimana)	посестримине (posestrimine)
vocative	посестримо (posestrimo)	посестрими (posestrimi)

Related terms

• се посестри (se posestri)
• се посестрими (se posestrimi)
• се посестримува (se posestrimuva)
• се посеструва (se posestruva)
• посестримица f (posestrimica)
• посестримка f (posestrimka)
• посестримски (posestrimski)
• посестримство n (posestrimstvo)

See also

• побратим m (pobratim)
• сестра f (sestra)

References

• “посестрима” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu