sister-german
sister-german · sisters-german
A sister born of the same parentsA sister born of the same parents
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)A sister born of the same parents
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English sister germain, equivalent to sister + german, after Anglo-Norman andFrom Middle English sister germain, equivalent to sister + german, after Anglo-Norman and Middle French suer germaine and its etymon Classical Latin germāna soror.
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Forms
plural: sisters-germanSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.