| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /fərˈplɪə̯χstər/ |
| Hyphenation | ver·pleeg·ster |
| Plural | verpleegsters |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| verpleegstertjie | verpleegstertjies |
| Albanian | infermiere; motër |
|---|---|
| Catalan | infermera |
| Czech | ošetřovatelka; zdravotní sestra |
| Danish | sygeplejerske |
| Dutch | verpleegster; ziekenverpleegster; ziekenzuster; zuster |
| English | nurse |
| Esperanto | flegistino |
| French | infirmière |
| German | Krankenschwester |
| Hungarian | ápolónő |
| Italian | infermiera |
| Jamaican Patois | nars |
| Malay | jururawat |
| Norwegian | sykepleierske |
| Papiamento | nùrs; zùster; verplester |
| Portuguese | enfermeira |
| Saterland Frisian | Kroankensuster |
| Spanish | enfermera |
| Swahili | mlezi |
| Swedish | sjuksköterska |
| Thai | พยาบาล |
| Turkish | bakıcı |
| West Frisian | ferpleechster |