Schwester
Meaning
- (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
Concepts
effeminate man
male homosexual
male transvestite
one’s elder sister
one’s younger sister
female nurse
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Synonyms
Diakonissin
Klosterschwester
Diakonisse
jüngerer Bruder
sister
Afro-Amerikanerin
älterer Bruder
Schweſter
Klosterfrau
Pflegeperson
Frequency
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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