pśichodny nan

Lower Sorbian

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Etymology

Literally, “future father”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɕi.xɔd.nɨ ˈnan/
• Syllabification: pśi‧chod‧ny nan

Noun

pśichodny nan m anim

1. father-in-law
   • 2020 May 7, Bernd Pittkunings, “„Wy pśijaśele, glědajśo na Bóže dobroty...“ (Handrij Zejler) [“Friends, look at God’s goodness...” (Handrij Zejler)]”, in Nowy Casnik‎^[1], volume 71, number 19, page 6:

     Pśichodna mama jo sedała, pśichodny nan jo se starał wó futer.

     Mother-in-law sat down, father-in-law looked after the food.

Synonyms

• šwigernan m (colloquial)

Coordinate terms

• pśichodna mama f, pśichodna maś f, šwigermama, šwigermaś f (“mother-in-law”)

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “pśichodny”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999), “pśichodny”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag