schoonbroer
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- schoonbroeder (formal, dated)
Etymology[edit]
From schoon + broer, calque of Middle French beau-frere.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
schoonbroer m (plural schoonbroers, diminutive schoonbroertje n)
- (chiefly Belgium and Suriname) brother-in-law
- Synonym: (Netherlands) zwager
Usage notes[edit]
The word schoonbroer is mostly used in Belgium, Suriname, and the southern Dutch provinces Limburg and North Brabant. In the rest of the Netherlands, the more common word for “brother-in-law” is zwager, but schoonbroer is naturally understood from association.
Descendants[edit]
- Negerhollands: skonbutji (from the diminutive)