svigerfar

Danish

Etymology

From sviger- +‎ far. Calque of German Schwiegervater.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sviːˀərfaːr/, [ˈsʋ̥iˀɐˌfɑː]

Noun

svigerfar c (singular definite svigerfaren or svigerfaderen, plural indefinite svigerfædre)

  1. father-in-law (spouse's father)

Declension

Declension of svigerfar
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative svigerfar svigerfaren
svigerfaderen
svigerfædre svigerfædrene
genitive svigerfars svigerfarens
svigerfaderens
svigerfædres svigerfædrenes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From sviger- +‎ far.

Noun

svigerfar m (definite singular svigerfaren, indefinite plural svigerfedre, definite plural svigerfedrene)

  1. a father-in-law

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From sviger- +‎ far.

Noun

svigerfar m (definite singular svigerfaren, indefinite plural svigerfedrar, definite plural svigerfedrane)

  1. a father-in-law
    Coordinate term: svigermor

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