svokra

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svekry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsvɔkra]

Noun

svokra f (male equivalent svokor)

  1. mother-in-law (husband's mother)
  2. (colloquial) mother-in-law (wife's mother)
    Synonym: testiná

Declension

Declension of svokra
(pattern žena)
singularplural
nominativesvokrasvokry
genitivesvokrysvokier
dativesvokresvokrám
accusativesvokrusvokry
locativesvokresvokrách
instrumentalsvokrousvokrami

Further reading

  • svokra”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025