sõsar

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sësar, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *swésō, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Compare Lithuanian sesers [sesuo] (“sister”). Cognates include Finnish sisar, Livonian sõzār, Votic sõzar, Ingrian siar, Livvi sizär, Ludian and Veps sizar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɤsɑr/, [ˈsɤsɑr]
  • Rhymes: -ɤsɑr
  • Hyphenation: sõ‧sar

Noun

sõsar (genitive sõsara, partitive sõsarat)

  1. (literary, uncommon) sister
    Synonym: õde
    Antonym: veli
    • 1923, Jaan Kärner, chapter 1, in Bianka ja Ruth (romantic verse), Tartu: Noor-Eesti, →ISBN, page 8:
      Me rännand kõrvu ainult selleks, / et olla sõsaraks ning velleks / neil’, kellel vaevat ihu, hing.
      We have wandered side by side / only to be sister and brother / to those who have a troubled body, a troubled soul.
  2. (figuratively, attributively in compounds) sister (something similar, close, of the same kind)

Declension

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Derived terms
  • sõsarakene
  • sõsarkond

Compounds
  • sõsarala
  • sõsarasutus
  • sõsarettevõte
  • sõsarkeel
  • sõsarlaev
  • sõsarlinn
  • sõsarorganisatsioon
  • sõsarpartei
  • sõsarsaar

See also

References
  • sõsar in Sõnaveeb
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), “sõsar”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language]‎ (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
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