systerbarn
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish systor barn, equivalent to syster + barn.
Noun
systerbarn n
- a sororal niece or nephew (the child of one's sister)
- Hypernym: syskonbarn
- Hyponyms: systerson, systerdotter
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | systerbarn | systerbarns |
| definite | systerbarnet | systerbarnets | |
| plural | indefinite | systerbarn | systerbarns |
| definite | systerbarnen | systerbarnens |
References
- systerbarn in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- systor barn in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 2:1: M-T