die Schwester
/ˈʃvɛstɐ/
sister; nurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor; used as a title of address for nurses
- genitive
- der Schwester
- plural
- die Schwestern
- built from
- Sch + Wester
Meanings
- 1
sister
Seine Schwester ist sehr groß.
His sister is very tall.
Tatoeba · Rovo · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich bin deine kleine Schwester.
I'm your little sister.
Tatoeba · mhr · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
nurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor — usually, but not necessarily, confined to female staff
Meine Oma hat mich nicht mehr erkannt. Sie hielt mich für eine Schwester.
My nan no longer recognised me. She thought I was a nurse.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Die Schwester wird Ihnen sagen, wie es zu machen ist.
The nurse will tell you how to do it.
Tatoeba · Manfredo · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
nurse; used as a title of address for nurses
- 4
sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieSchwester | dieSchwestern |
| accusative | dieSchwester | dieSchwestern |
| dative | derSchwester | denSchwestern |
| genitive | derSchwester | derSchwestern |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.