sbéstar

See also: sbestar

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• sbestar, sbeistar

Etymology

From Middle High German swëster, from Old High German swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”). Cognate with German Schwester, English sister.

Noun

sbéstar f (plural sbéstare)

1. (Sette Comuni) sister

Declension

Declension of sbéstar – 2nd declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	de	sbéstar	de	sbéstare
accusative	an	de	sbéstar	de	sbéstare
dative	anara	dar	sbéstare	in	sbéstarn

Related terms

• gasbìstarde

References

• “sbéstar” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien