sbestar

See also: sbéstar

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• sbéstar, 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

sbestar f (plural sbestarn)

1. (Luserna) sister

   I hån an pruadar un a sbestar. ― I have a brother and a sister.

References

• 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