sœur
See also: soeur
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle French soeur, from Old French suer (nominative), from Latin soror (cf. also the Old French oblique form seror from the Latin accusative sorōrem), from Proto-Italic *swezōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sœʁ/
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audio (file) - Rhymes: -œʁ
Noun
sœur f (plural sœurs)
- sister
- Quel âge a ta sœur ?
- How old is your sister?
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- (Christianity) nun
- Bonjour ma sœur.
- Hello, sister.
- Comment allez-vous, sœur Marie ?
- How are you, Sister Mary?
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Synonyms
- (nun): religieuse f, nonne f
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “sœur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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