The Greek word for sister is
αδελφή
Translations for sister and their definitions
| αδελφή | |
| 1. n-f. sister (female sibling) | |
| Η αδελφή μου σπουδάζει νομική. - My sister is studying law. | |
| 2. n-f. (medicine) sister (nurse) | |
| Πάω να φωνάξω την αδελφή να σου αλλάξει την πάπια. - I'm going to get the sister to change your bedpan. | |
| 3. n-f. sister (form of address for nuns) | |
| Η Αδελφή Ιωάννα είναι καλόγρια εδώ και επτά χρόνια. - Sister Ioanna has been a nun for seven years now. | |
| 4. n-f. (colloquial derogatory) queer, faggot (homosexual man) | |
| Το γκέι μπαρ είναι γεμάτο αδελφές. - The gay bar is full of queers. |
| αδερφή | |
| 1. n-f. Alternative form of αδελφή |
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