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sister

/ˈsɪstə/SIH-stur
/ˈsɪstɚ/SIH-stur

Meaningsister

Common meaning: a female sibling

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)systirsource
  2. Middle Englishsustersource
  3. Englishsister‘a female sibling’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) systir ‘sister’.

Roots

  • systir Old Norse (Icelandic) “sister”

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