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
Etymology
From *swehuraz, with ablaut and Verner alternation, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros (“husband's father”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*swēgraz m
- a male person that came into a family through marriage
- a brother-in-law
- a father-in-law
Inflection
| 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 | |