Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swēgraz

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *swēḱurós (brother-in-law).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*swēgraz m

  1. a male person that came into a family through marriage
  2. a brother-in-law
  3. a father-in-law

Inflection[edit]

masculine a-stemDeclension of *swēgraz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *swēgraz *swēgrōz, *swēgrōs
vocative *swēgr *swēgrōz, *swēgrōs
accusative *swēgrą *swēgranz
genitive *swēgras, *swēgris *swēgrǫ̂
dative *swēgrai *swēgramaz
instrumental *swēgrō *swēgramiz

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