Noun: Schwester
Gender: Feminine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | eine Schwester |
| Plural | Schwestern |
Definite
| Singular | die Schwester |
| Plural | die Schwestern |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | einer Schwester |
| Plural | Schwestern |
Definite
| Singular | der Schwester |
| Plural | der Schwestern |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einer Schwester |
| Plural | Schwestern |
Definite
| Singular | der Schwester |
| Plural | den Schwestern |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | eine Schwester |
| Plural | Schwestern |
Definite
| Singular | die Schwester |
| Plural | die Schwestern |
Sample Sentences
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Meine Schwester kommt morgen. (My sister is coming tomorrow.)
Nouns inflected like Schwester
Teetasse,
Hemmschwelle,
Türangel,
Entspannungspause,
Umgehungsstraße,
Schuppenflechte,
Glasplatte,
Türfalle,
Teestube,
Drossel,
Biosynthese,
Briefklammer,
Bandbrasse,
Bandbreite,
Eisscholle,
Bauweise,
Umhängetasche,
Schwester,
K-Frage,
Abflughalle, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. From Middle High German swëster, from Old High German swëster, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr.
2. Compare Low German swester, Dutch zuster, English sister, Danish søster, Swedish syster. See: Dutch Nouns '
zuster', English Nouns '
sister', Danish Nouns '
søster', Swedish Nouns '
syster'.
Verbs referencing "Schwester"
English Nouns
sister, Danish Nouns
søster, Bulgarian Nouns
швестер.
Translations