снаха

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *snъxa, from Proto-Indo-European *snusós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [snɐˈxa]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -xa
• Syllabification^(key): сна‧ха

Noun

снаха́ • (snahá) f

1. daughter-in-law (wife of one's son)
2. sister-in-law (wife of one's brother)

Declension

Declension of снаха́

	singular	plural
indefinite	снаха́ snahá	снахи́ snahí
definite	снаха́та snaháta	снахи́те snahíte
vocative form	сна́хо snáho	снахи́ snahí

References

• “снаха”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “снаха”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• сна̀ја, сна́ша

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *snъxa, from Proto-Indo-European *snusós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snǎxa/
• Hyphenation: сна‧ха

Noun

сна̀ха f (Latin spelling snàha)

1. daughter-in-law (wife of one's son)
2. sister-in-law (wife of one's brother)

Declension

Declension of снаха

	singular	plural
nominative	сна̀ха	снахе
genitive	снахе	сна́ха̄
dative	сна̀си	снахама
accusative	снаху	снахе
vocative	снахо	снахе
locative	сна̀си	снахама
instrumental	снахом	снахама

Further reading

• “снаха”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026