श्वशुर
See also: श्वश्रू
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.
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 |
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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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