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

Related terms

• svigermor

References

• “svigerfar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

References

• “svigerfar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.