sestra

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech sestra, from Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *swésō, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛstra]

• Audio:

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Noun

sestra f (diminutive sestřička)

1. sister (sibling)

   Synonym: ségra

2. nurse (caring for the sick)

   Synonym: zdravotní sestra

3. nun, sister

   Synonym: jeptiška

Further reading

• “sestra”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “sestra”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “sestra”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sestra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈsɛstra/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈsɛstra/

Noun

sestra f

1. sister

   strýčená/tetěná/ujčená sestra ― cousin

References

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “sestra”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sẽestra, from Latin Latin sinistra.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ses‧tra

Noun

sestra f (plural sestras)

1. the left hand or foot

   Synonyms: mão esquerda, canhota

   Antonyms: destra, direita, mão direita

2. female equivalent of sestro

Adjective

sestra

1. feminine singular of sestro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *swésō, 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

Further reading

• “sestra”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sestra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsestra]

Noun

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

1. sister
2. nun
3. nurse

Further reading

• “sestra”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sestra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *swésō, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛ̀ːstra/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

séstra f

1. sister

Further reading

• “sestra”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “sestra”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references