Söster

See also: soster, söster, and søster

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• zuster, zöster (Veldeke spelling)
• Ṣöste̩r, Ṣǫ̈ste̩r (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
• Sösster (Eupen)

Etymology

PIE word
*swésōr

From Middle Dutch suster, from Old Dutch *swestar, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Doublet of Schwester.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzøs.təʁ/, (uncommon) /ˈzœs.təʁ/
• Rhymes: -østəʁ, -œstəʁ

Noun

Söster f (plural Sösters or Söstersch or Söstere, diminutive Sösterke) (German-based spelling)

1. (obsolete in many dialects) sister

   Synonym: Schwester

2. nurse; used as a title of address for nurses
3. (Christianity) sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address