svaine

See also: svainē

Latvian

Etymology

From svainis (“brother-in-law”) +‎ -e (“fem.”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [svâjnɛ]

Noun

svaine f (5th declension)

  1. sister-in-law (one's wife's sister or one's husband's sister; also, one's brother's wife, or one's husband's brother's wife)
    tā nav ne mana, ne mana brāļa māja, tā ir mums abiem kopīga... bet kad es apprecēšos, es vairs negribēšu iet svaines virtuvē ― this is neither my nor my brother's house, this is our common (house)... but when I get married, I won't want to go to my sister-in-law's kitchen anymore

Declension

Declension of svaine (5th declension)
singular plural
nominative svaine svaines
genitive svaines svaiņu
dative svainei svainēm
accusative svaini svaines
instrumental svaini svainēm
locative svainē svainēs
vocative svaine svaines

Synonyms

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