Contionary:saist

Scots Norse

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /sɪʃtʲ/
• (Uist) IPA^(key): /ʃɤʃtʲ/ (siuest)

Noun

saist f (plural saistarr)

1. sister

Mutation

Mutated forms of saist

radical	lenition	eclipsis
saist	shaist	zsaist

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