свекър

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic свекръ (svekrŭ), from Proto-Slavic *svekrъ, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros. Cognates include Sanskrit श्वशुर (śvaśura), Old Armenian սկեսուր (skesur), Ancient Greek ἑκυρός (hekurós), Latin socer, and Old English sweor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /svɛˈkər/

Noun

свекър (svekǎr)) m

  1. a woman’s father-in-law (husband’s father only)

Inflection

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