श्वशुर

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *swáśuras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swáĉuras, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἑκυρός (hekurós), Latin socer, Old English sweor.

Pronunciation

Noun

श्वशुर (śváśura) m

  1. father-in-law (either the husband’s or the wife’s father)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of श्वशुर (śváśura)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative श्वशुरः
śváśuraḥ
श्वशुरौ
śváśurau
श्वशुराः / श्वशुरासः¹
śváśurāḥ / śváśurāsaḥ¹
Vocative श्वशुर
śváśura
श्वशुरौ
śváśurau
श्वशुराः / श्वशुरासः¹
śváśurāḥ / śváśurāsaḥ¹
Accusative श्वशुरम्
śváśuram
श्वशुरौ
śváśurau
श्वशुरान्
śváśurān
Instrumental श्वशुरेण
śváśureṇa
श्वशुराभ्याम्
śváśurābhyām
श्वशुरैः / श्वशुरेभिः¹
śváśuraiḥ / śváśurebhiḥ¹
Dative श्वशुराय
śváśurāya
श्वशुराभ्याम्
śváśurābhyām
श्वशुरेभ्यः
śváśurebhyaḥ
Ablative श्वशुरात्
śváśurāt
श्वशुराभ्याम्
śváśurābhyām
श्वशुरेभ्यः
śváśurebhyaḥ
Genitive श्वशुरस्य
śváśurasya
श्वशुरयोः
śváśurayoḥ
श्वशुराणाम्
śváśurāṇām
Locative श्वशुरे
śváśure
श्वशुरयोः
śváśurayoḥ
श्वशुरेषु
śváśureṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Usage notes

It can indicate both the husband’s or the wife’s father. In the oldest language however it only denotes the husband’s father.

Descendants

References

Monier Williams (1899), श्वशुर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1105/3.

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