systrar

Systrar is the Swedish word for sisters and is the plural of syster. It denotes more than one female sibling and can also be used to express sisterhood or a sense of close female camaraderie within a group.

In Swedish, nouns have gender and number, and syster is a common-gender noun. The indefinite plural form is systrar; the definite plural is systrarna (the sisters). Possessive and demonstratives follow standard patterns: min syster (my sister), mina systrar (my sisters), systern (the sister), systrarna (the sisters).

Etymology and relatives: The word derives from Old Norse systir and is cognate with Danish søster and Norwegian søster, as well as Icelandic systir. It is also related to the English word sister, reflecting the common Germanic ancestry of these languages.

Usage: In contemporary Swedish, systrar appears in everyday family references, discussions of kinship, and metaphorical expressions of sisterhood within organizations, communities, or social groups. It is used in both literal contexts—referring to female siblings—and figurative contexts to describe close female peers or allies.