sestra

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *s(w)esō, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛstra/

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Noun

sestra f

1. sister (sibling)
2. nurse (caring for the sick)
3. nun, sister

Further reading

• sestra in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• sestra in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Noun

sestra

1. sister

Etymology

From Old Portuguese sẽestra, ultimately from Latin sinistra.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛʃ.tɾɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛs.tɾɐ/

Noun

sestra f (plural sestras)

1. the left hand or foot
2. feminine equivalent of sestro

Adjective

sestra

1. Feminine singular of adjective sestro.

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sestra, Proto-Balto-Slavic *s(w)esō, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sěstra/
• Hyphenation: ses‧tra

Noun

sèstra f (Cyrillic spelling сѐстра)

1. sister
2. nun, short for časna sestra
3. nurse, short for medicinska sestra

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *s(w)esō, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛstra/

Noun

sestra f (genitive singular sestry, nominative plural sestry, genitive plural sestier, sestár, declension pattern of žena)

1. sister
2. nun
3. nurse

References

• sestra in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *s(w)esō, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ̀ːstra/
• Tonal orthography: séstra

Noun

sêstra f (genitive sêstre or sestré, nominative plural sêstre or sestré)

1. sister