Schwester

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Ihre ältere Schwester
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starb bei einem Unfall .

Her older sister died in an accident.

Seine Schwester
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Maria Fein war mit ihrer Tochter Maria ebenfalls in die Schweiz

geflüchtet .

His sister Maria Fein had also fled to Switzerland with her daughter Maria.

Sie und ihre jüngere Schwester
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Charlotte wuchsen bei der Mutter
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auf .

She and her younger sister Charlotte grew up with their mother.

Alyattes heiratete ebenfalls seine Schwester
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.

Alyattes also married his sister.

Ihre Schwester
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Caroline Lufkin ist ebenfalls eine Sängerin .

Her sister Caroline Lufkin is also a singer.

(feminine) sister
(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)
(feminine) nurse; used as a title of address for nurses
(feminine) sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address

Frequency

Basel-Landschaft

schweschter

Zürich

schwöster

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃvɛstɐ/

Inherited from Middle High German

swëster

Inherited from Old High German

swester

Cognate with Low German

swester

Cognate with Dutch

zuster

Cognate with English

sister

Cognate with Danish

søster

Cognate with Swedish

syster

In summary

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.