svakinja

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʋàːkinja/, /ˈsʋáːkinja/
  • Tonal orthography: svákinja, svȃkinja

Noun

svákinja f (genitive svákinje, nominative plural svákinje, masculine svák)

  1. sister-in-law (husband's sister)
    • 1996, Mojca Ravnik, Bratje, sestre, strnièi, zermani: družina in sorodstvo v vaseh v Slovenski Istri:
      Svak, svakinja, konjado, konjà, konjada, diver, zava: Po vsem obravnavanem območju in najbolj splošno velja, da sta v rabi v novejšem času, vendar pa so npr. v Zazidu povedali, da je svak stara beseda.
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Declension

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