The German word for sister is
Schwester
Gender
The gender of Schwester is feminine. E.g. die Schwester.Plural
The plural of Schwester is Schwestern.German Definition
| sister | |
| [1] Weibliches Geschwisterkind | |
| [2] Weibliches Mitglied einer religiösen Gemeinschaft. | |
| [3] {{BE, }}, Australien: Weibliche Assistentin eines Arztes (insbesondere im Krankenhaus) | |
| [4] {{AE}} (umgangssprachlich): Bezeichnung einer Frau oder eines Mädchens | |
| [1] I've got two sisters and one brother. | |
| Ich habe zwei Schwestern und einen Bruder. |
Translations for sister and their definitions
| Schwester |  | ||
| n-f. sister | |||
| Meine Schwester kommt morgen. - My sister is coming tomorrow. | |||
| n-f. (chiefly colloquial, short for Krankenschwester) nurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor (usually, but not necessarily, confined to female staff) | |||
| n-f. nurse; used as a title of address for nurses | |||
| n-f. (Christianity) sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address | |||
| Nonne | ||
| n-f. nun | ||
| n-f. nun moth | ||
| Verstärken | ||
| n. gerund of verstärken | ||
| v. to reinforce | ||
| v. to amplify | ||
| v. to penetrate | ||
| v. to grow stronger | ||
| Krankenschwester | | ||
| n-f. nurse (female) | |||
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