svåger
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- The SAOB dictionary states that this is a Inherited from Old Swedish svāgher, swoger.
- From Middle Low German swāger, from Old Saxon *swāgar, from Proto-Germanic *swēgraz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros (“husband's father”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]svåger c
- a brother-in-law; a brother of someone's spouse
Usage notes
[edit]Declension
[edit]| Declension of svåger | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | svåger | svågern | svågrar | svågrarna |
| Genitive | svågers | svågerns | svågrars | svågrarnas |
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- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Swedish terms derived from Old Saxon
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- sv:Male family members