schoonbroer
Appearance
Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- schoonbroeder (formal, dated)
Etymology
[edit]From schoon + broer, calque of Middle French beau-frere.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]schoonbroer m (plural schoonbroers, diminutive schoonbroertje n)
- (chiefly Belgium and Suriname) brother-in-law
- Synonym: (Netherlands) zwager
Usage notes
[edit]The word schoonbroer is mostly used in Belgium, Suriname, and the southern Dutch provinces Limburg and North Brabant. In the rest of the Netherlands, the more common word for “brother-in-law” is zwager, but schoonbroer is naturally understood from association.
Descendants
[edit]- Negerhollands: skonbutji (from the diminutive)