sisarus

Finnish

Etymology

From sisar (“sister”) +‎ -us

Noun

sisarus

  1. (chiefly in the plural) sibling (person who shares same parents)
    Kaikki sisarukset ovat tänään paikalla.
    All the siblings are present today.

Usage notes
  • Of only one sibling the gender-specific terms e.g. sisko (“sister”), sisar (“sister”) or veli (“brother”) are more commonly used. The uninflected singular form is used as modifier in compound nouns.
  • Despite its derivation, not to be confused with siskokset (“group of sisters”).

Declension
Inflection of sisarus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative sisarus sisarukset
genitive sisaruksen sisarusten
sisaruksien
partitive sisarusta sisaruksia
illative sisarukseen sisaruksiin
singular plural
nominative sisarus sisarukset
accusative nom. sisarus sisarukset
gen. sisaruksen
genitive sisaruksen sisarusten
sisaruksien
partitive sisarusta sisaruksia
inessive sisaruksessa sisaruksissa
elative sisaruksesta sisaruksista
illative sisarukseen sisaruksiin
adessive sisaruksella sisaruksilla
ablative sisarukselta sisaruksilta
allative sisarukselle sisaruksille
essive sisaruksena sisaruksina
translative sisarukseksi sisaruksiksi
instructive — sisaruksin
abessive sisaruksetta sisaruksitta
comitative — sisaruksineen

Compounds
  • sisarusparvi
  • sisarusrattaat
  • sisarusvaunut
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