посестра

Ukrainian

Etymology

Deverbal from посе́стритися (poséstrytysja), equivalent to по́- (pó-) + се́стра (séstra). Compare побрата́тися (pobratátysja) and побрати́м (pobratým).

Pronunciation

  • посе́стра: IPA(key): [pɔˈsɛstrɐ]
  • по́сестра: IPA(key): [ˈpɔsestrɐ]

Noun

посе́стра or по́сестра • (poséstra or pósestra) f pers (genitive посе́стри or по́сестри, nominative plural посе́стри or по́сестри, genitive plural посе́стер or по́сестер, masculine побрати́м)

  1. blood sister (An unrelated female considered to share a strong relationship.)

Declension

References

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