Schwöschter

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

schweschter (Formazza)

Etymology

From Old High German swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr. Cognate with German Schwester, Dutch zuster, English sister, Icelandic systir.

Pronunciation

(Zurich) IPA^(key): /ˈʃvøʃtər/

Noun

Schwöschter f (plural Schwöschtere, diminutive Schwöschterli)

sister
nurse

Synonyms

wätté, wetta, watta, wattà

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