Schwester

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Meaning

  1. (feminine) sister
  2. (colloquial,feminine) nurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor (usually, but not necessarily, confined to female staff)
  3. (feminine) nurse; used as a title of address for nurses
  4. (feminine) sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address

Frequency

A1
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃvɛstɐ/
Etymology

From Middle High German swëster, from Old High German swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr. Compare Low German swester, Dutch zuster, English sister, Danish søster, Swedish syster.

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Sie   ist  Designerin, Stylistin,  Autorin   und   Schwester
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  des   Schauspielers   Patrick  Muldoon.

Ahmet is now married to Shana Muldoon — designer, stylist, writer and the sister of actor Patrick Muldoon.

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