FromProto-Slavic *sestra , fromProto-Indo-European *swésōr .
IPA (key ) : [sɛˈstra] Rhymes:-ra Syllabification(key ) :се‧стра Hyphenation(key ) :сес‧тра сестра́ • (sestrá ) f (relational adjective се́стрин ,diminutive сестри́ца or сестри́чка )
sister (a female sibling)sister ,nun (a female member of a religious community)Synonym: калу̀герка ( kalùgerka ) ( withмедици́нска ( medicínska ) ) anurse “сестра ”, inРечник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language ] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,2014 “сестра ”, inРечник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language ] (in Bulgarian),Chitanka ,2010 FromOld East Slavic сестра ( sestra ) , fromProto-Slavic *sestra , fromProto-Indo-European *swésōr .
сестра́ • (sestrá ) f
sister Inherited fromProto-Slavic *sestra , fromProto-Indo-European *swésōr .
сестра • (sestra ) f (masculine брат ,relational adjective сестрин or сестрински ,diminutive сестричка or сестриче or сестрица ,augmentative сестриште )
sister ( colloquial ) Used to designate someone resembling the person in question, especially in character (hyperbolically suggesting that she could therefore be that person's sister).ellipsis ofмедицинска сестра ( medicinska sestra ,“ nurse ” ) ( Christianity ) nun Synonyms: калуѓерка ( kaluǵerka ) ,монахиња ( monahinja ) Old Church Slavonic [ edit ] FromProto-Slavic *sestra , fromProto-Indo-European *swésōr .
сестра • (sestra ) f
sister Old Church Slavic family terms отьчьство ( otĭčĭstvo ,“ family ” ) Male Female parent родител҄ь ( roditelʹĭ ) отьць ( otĭcĭ ) ,авва ( avva ,“ father ” ) мати ( mati ,“ mother ” ) sibling братръ ( bratrŭ ,“ brother ” ) сестра ( sestra ,“ sister ” ) child сꙑнъ ( synŭ ,“ son ” ) дъщи ( dŭšti ,“ daughter ” ) grandparent дѣдъ ( dědŭ ,“ grandfather ” ) баба ( baba ,“ grandmother ” ) grandchild въноукъ ( vŭnukŭ ,“ grandson ” ) – (“granddaughter”) great-grandparent прѣдѣдъ ( prědědŭ ,“ great-grandfather ” ) – (“great-grandmother”) mother's sibling оуи ( ui ,“ maternal uncle ” ) – (“maternal aunt”) father's sibling стрꙑи ( stryi ,“ paternal uncle ” ) – (“paternal aunt”) sibling's child братанъ ( bratanŭ ) ,сꙑновь ( synovĭ ) ,сꙑновьць ( synovĭcĭ ,“ nephew ” ) братана ( bratana ,“ niece ” ) cousin братоучѧдъ ( bratučędŭ ,“ male cousin ” ) братоучѧда ( bratučęda ,“ female cousin ” ) spouse мѫжь ( mǫžĭ ) ,чрьтожьникъ ( črĭtožĭnikŭ ) ,малъженъ ( malŭženŭ ,“ husband ” ) жена ( žena ) ,чрьтожьница ( črĭtožĭnica ) ,съложь ( sŭložĭ ,“ wife ” ) parent of wife тьсть ( tĭstĭ ,“ father-in-law (wife's father) ” ) тьща ( tĭšta ,“ mother-in-law (wife's mother) ” ) parent of husband свекръ ( svekrŭ ,“ father-in-law (husband's father) ” ) свекрꙑ ( svekry ,“ mother-in-law (husband's father) ” ) sibling of husband дєвєръ ( deverŭ ,“ brother-in-law (husband's brother) ” ) зълꙑ ( zŭly ,“ sister-in-law (husband's sister) ” ) spouse of child зѧть ( zętĭ ,“ son-in-law (daughter's husband) ” ) снъха ( snŭxa ,“ daughter-in-law (son's wife) ” ) spouse of husband's brother – етрꙑ ( etry ) ,кѫпетра ( kǫpetra ,“ sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife) ” ) stepchild пасторъкъ ( pastorŭkŭ ,“ stepson ” ) – (“stepdaughter”) step-parent отьчимъ ( otĭčimŭ ,“ stepfather ” ) мащеха ( maštexa ,“ stepmother ” )
FromProto-Slavic *sestra , fromProto-Indo-European *swésōr .
IPA (key ) : /sɛˈstrɑ/ →/sʲɛˈstra/ →/sʲɛˈstra/ ( ca. 9th CE ) IPA (key ) : /sɛˈstrɑ/ ( ca. 11th CE ) IPA (key ) : /sʲɛˈstra/ ( ca. 13th CE ) IPA (key ) : /sʲɛˈstra/
сестра (sestra ) f
sister Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1912 ), “сестра ”, inМатеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments ][1] (in Russian), volume 3(Р – Ꙗи дополненія) , Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences,column340 Inherited fromOld East Slavic сестра ( sestra ) , fromProto-Slavic *sestra , fromProto-Indo-European *swésōr .
сестра́ • (sestrá ) f anim (genitive сестры́ ,nominative plural сёстры ,genitive plural сестёр ,relational adjective се́стринский ,possessive adjective се́стрин ,diminutive сестрёнка or сестри́ца or сестри́чка ,augmentative сестру́ха )
sister родна́я сестра́ ―rodnájasestrá ―sister (sibling ) двою́роднаясестра́ ―dvojúrodnajasestrá ―cousin ,first cousin трою́роднаясестра́ ―trojúrodnajasestrá ―second cousin единокро́внаясестра́ ―jedinokróvnajasestrá ―paternal half sister единоутро́бнаясестра́ ―jedinoutróbnajasestrá ―maternal half sister сво́днаясестра́ ―svódnajasestrá ―stepsister ( medicine ) nurse медици́нская сестра́ ―medicínskajasestrá ―nurse ( dated ) сестра́ милосе́рдия ―sestrá milosérdija ―nurse 1855 ,Николай Пирогов [Nikolay Pirogov ], chapter II, inИз отчётов о действиях сестёр ; English translation from(Please provide a date or year) :Бо́мбы и раке́ты ча́сто попада́ли вблизи́ э́того зда́ния, ра́вно как и в жили́ща враче́й исестё́р ; несмотря́ на то, все гото́вы, без стра́ха и боя́зни, так же хладнокро́вно и рассуди́тельно, как досе́ле, подава́ть по́мощь стра́ждущим. Bómby i rakéty částo popadáli vblizí étovo zdánija, rávno kak i v žilíšča vračéj isestjór ; nesmotrjá na to, vse gotóvy, bez stráxa i bojázni, tak že xladnokróvno i rassudítelʹno, kak doséle, podavátʹ pómoščʹ strážduščim. (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation) 1993 ,Агата Кристи [Agatha Christie ], “Новый год [Novyj god ]”, in[[w:ru:Позорная звезда|Позорная звезда ]] :По леса́м бро́дят санита́ры, они́ нас бу́дут подбира́ть. Эй,сестра́ , лезь ко мне на на́ры, и бу́дем воева́ть. Po lesám bródjat sanitáry, oní nas búdut podbirátʹ. Ej,sestrá , lezʹ ko mne na náry, i búdem vojevátʹ. (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation) Compound words:
Phrases Inherited fromProto-Slavic *sestra , fromProto-Indo-European *swésōr .
IPA (key ) : /sěstra/ Hyphenation:сес‧тра сѐстра f (Latin spelling sèstra )
sister nun ;ellipsis ofчасна сестра nurse ;ellipsis ofмедицинска сестра “сестра ”, inHrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal ] (in Serbo-Croatian),2006–2025 FromProto-Slavic *sestra , fromProto-Indo-European *swésōr .
сестра́ • (sestrá ) f pers (genitive сестри́ ,nominative plural се́стри ,genitive plural се́стер or сесте́р ,diminutive сестри́ця or сестри́чка )
sister ( colloquial ) nurse