श्वशुर
See also: श्वश्रू
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Sanskrit[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἑκυρός (hekurós), Latin socer, Old English sweor.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
श्वशुर • (śváśura) m
- father-in-law (either the husband’s or the wife’s father)
Declension[edit]
| Masculine a-stem declension of श्वशुर | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | श्वशुरः (śvaśuraḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | श्वशुरस्य (śvaśurasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | श्वशुरः (śvaśuraḥ) | श्वशुरौ (śvaśurau) | श्वशुराः (śvaśurāḥ) |
| Vocative | श्वशुर (śvaśura) | श्वशुरौ (śvaśurau) | श्वशुराः (śvaśurāḥ) |
| Accusative | श्वशुरम् (śvaśuram) | श्वशुरौ (śvaśurau) | श्वशुरान् (śvaśurān) |
| Instrumental | श्वशुरेन (śvaśurena) | श्वशुराभ्याम् (śvaśurābhyām) | श्वशुरैः (śvaśuraiḥ) |
| Dative | श्वशुराय (śvaśurāya) | श्वशुराभ्याम् (śvaśurābhyām) | श्वशुरेभ्यः (śvaśurebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | श्वशुरात् (śvaśurāt) | श्वशुराभ्याम् (śvaśurābhyām) | श्वशुरेभ्यः (śvaśurebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | श्वशुरस्य (śvaśurasya) | श्वशुरयोः (śvaśurayoḥ) | श्वशुरानाम् (śvaśurānām) |
| Locative | श्वशुरे (śvaśure) | श्वशुरयोः (śvaśurayoḥ) | श्वशुरेषु (śvaśureṣu) |
Usage Notes[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 1105/3
