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 (śváśura) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | श्वशुरः śváśuraḥ |
श्वशुरौ śváśurau |
श्वशुराः / श्वशुरासः¹ śváśurāḥ / śváśurāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | श्वशुर śváśura |
श्वशुरौ śváśurau |
श्वशुराः / श्वशुरासः¹ śváśurāḥ / śváśurāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | श्वशुरम् śváśuram |
श्वशुरौ śváśurau |
श्वशुरान् śváśurān |
Instrumental | श्वशुरेण śváśureṇa |
श्वशुराभ्याम् śváśurābhyām |
श्वशुरैः / श्वशुरेभिः¹ śváśuraiḥ / śváśurebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | श्वशुराय śváśurāya |
श्वशुराभ्याम् śváśurābhyām |
श्वशुरेभ्यः śváśurebhyaḥ |
Ablative | श्वशुरात् śváśurāt |
श्वशुराभ्याम् śváśurābhyām |
श्वशुरेभ्यः śváśurebhyaḥ |
Genitive | श्वशुरस्य śváśurasya |
श्वशुरयोः śváśurayoḥ |
श्वशुराणाम् śváśurāṇām |
Locative | श्वशुरे śváśure |
श्वशुरयोः śváśurayoḥ |
श्वशुरेषु śváśureṣu |
Notes |
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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