hálfsystir

Icelandic

Etymology

From hálf- (“half-”) +‎ systir (“sister”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaulvˌsɪstɪr/

Noun

hálfsystir f (genitive singular hálfsystur or (proscribed) hálfsystir, nominative plural hálfsystur)

1. half sister

Declension

Declension of hálfsystir (feminine, based on systir)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hálfsystir	hálfsystirin	hálfsystur	hálfsysturnar
accusative	hálfsystur, hálfsystir1	hálfsysturina, hálfsystirina1	hálfsystur	hálfsysturnar
dative	hálfsystur, hálfsystir1	hálfsysturinni, hálfsystirinni1	hálfsystrum	hálfsystrunum
genitive	hálfsystur, hálfsystir1	hálfsysturinnar, hálfsystirinnar1	hálfsystra	hálfsystranna

¹Proscribed.

See also

• hálfbróðir