svåger

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German swāger, from Old Saxon *swāgar, from Proto-Germanic *swēgraz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros (“husband's father”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsvoːɡər/

Noun

svåger c

a brother-in-law; a brother of someone's spouse

Usage notes

The prefix svär- in svärfar, svärmor derives from svåger.

Declension

Declension of svåger
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	svåger	svågern	svågrar	svågrarna
Genitive	svågers	svågerns	svågrars	svågrarnas

Antonyms

svägerska

Hypernyms

måg

Related terms

svågerlag
svågerpolitik
svågerskap

References

svåger in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)

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