søsken

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse systkin (“sister and brother”).

Noun

søsken n (definite singular søskenet, indefinite plural søsken, definite plural søskena or søsknene)

1. a sibling

Derived terms

• søskenbarn

See also

• far, pappa
• mor, mamma
• bror, søster
• sønn, datter

References

• “søsken” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²søʃːɛn/, /²søsçɛn/, /²søskɛn/

Noun

søsken n (definite singular søskenet, indefinite plural søsken, definite plural søskena)

1. Alternative form of sysken

Derived terms

• søskenbarn

References

• “søsken” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.