Scots Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse systir, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr. The -ir was lost by analogy with all other nouns.

Pronunciation

  • (Uist) IPA(key): /ʃɤʃt͡ʃ/

Noun

siuest f (Ìvist form of saist, plural siuestarr)

  1. sister

Mutation

Mutated forms of siuest
radical lenition eclipsis
siuest shiuest ziuest

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scots Norse.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.