Swedish noun

en systerdotter

sororal niece

Meaning

sororal niece

Forms

Forms of systerdotter
Singular, indefiniteen systerdotter
Singular, definitesysterdottern
Plural, indefinitesysterdöttrar
Plural, definitesysterdöttrarna

systerdotter is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor systerdotter, den stora systerdottern. Check another noun

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Is it en systerdotter or ett systerdotter?

Questions

What does systerdotter mean in English?

systerdotter means “sororal niece”.

Is it en systerdotter or ett systerdotter?

It is en systerdotter, and “the sororal niece” is systerdottern.

What is the plural of systerdotter?

The plural of systerdotter is systerdöttrar, and the definite plural is systerdöttrarna.

Origin

From Old Swedish systor dottir, equivalent to syster + dotter.

Nearby common words

systerdotter is number 6,311 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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