сваха

Russian

Etymology

PIE word
*swé

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsvaxə]

Noun

сва́ха • (sváxa) f anim (genitive сва́хи, nominative plural сва́хи, genitive plural свах, masculine сват)

  1. female equivalent of сват (svat): female matchmaker, go-between
  2. (regional, colloquial) co-mother-in-law (the female parent of one of the spouses in relation to parents of another spouse)
    Synonym: сва́тья (svátʹja)

Declension

Declension of сва́ха (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative сва́ха
sváxa 		сва́хи
sváxi
genitive сва́хи
sváxi 		сва́х
sváx
dative сва́хе
sváxe 		сва́хам
sváxam
accusative сва́ху
sváxu 		сва́х
sváx
instrumental сва́хой, сва́хою
sváxoj, sváxoju 		сва́хами
sváxami
prepositional сва́хе
sváxe 		сва́хах
sváxax
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