Schwäher

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sweher, from Old High German swehur, from Proto-Germanic *swehuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros. Cognate with Old English swēor, Latin socer and Ancient Greek ἑκυρός (hekurós).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvɛːɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Schwä‧her

Noun

Schwäher m (genitive Schwähers, plural Schwäher, female Schwäherin)

  1. (obsolete) brother-in-law
    Synonym: Schwager
  2. (obsolete) father-in-law
    Synonym: Schwiegervater

Declension
Declension of Schwäher
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schwäher die Schwäher
genitive eines des Schwähers der Schwäher
dative einem dem Schwäher den Schwähern
accusative einen den Schwäher die Schwäher

Further reading
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