Polyglot Dictionary

sœur

/sœʁ/

la noun A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les sœurs

Meaning

  1. sister

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

belle-sœur

Sœur is your biological sister; belle-sœur is a sister-in-law, gained through marriage.

demi-sœur

Sœur is a full sister; demi-sœur specifically means a half-sister, sharing only one parent.

Similar in other languages

German

Schwester

Schwester is the German word for the same thing — both mean "sister."

Spanish

hermana

hermana is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "sister."

Practice

1 What does sœur mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ma ___ étudie la médecine.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sœur?

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