Translation of Slovak word "sestra" to English
sestra
/sɛstra/
Meaning
NounA daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
How to use
Feminine noun declined according to the 'žena' pattern (genitive singular: sestry, nominative plural: sestry, genitive plural: sestier). Denotes a biological sister or a healthcare nurse (zdravotná sestra / sestrička).
🇬🇧 English
sister
Example sentence
Moja sestra je veľmi milá.
My sister is very kind.
Je to moja sestra.
She is my sister.
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- zdravotná sestra— nurse (medical)
- staršia sestra— older sister
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The Slovak word "sestra" means "sister" in English.
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