noun
Meaning 1
A sister born of the same parents
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sister-german
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History
Etymology
From Middle English sister germain, equivalent to sister + german, after Anglo-Norman and Middle French suer germaine and its etymon Classical Latin germāna soror.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: täyssisko — sister by birth
- Finnish: täyssisar — sister by birth
- Greek: αυταδέλφη (aftadélfi) — sister by birth
- Irish: lándeirfiúr — sister by birth
- Latin: unigena — sister by birth
- Latin: germana — sister by birth
- Polish: rodzona siostra — sister by birth
- Swedish: helsyster — sister by birth
- Swedish: samsyster — sister by birth