svåger

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German swāger, from Old Saxon *swāgar, from Proto-Germanic *swēgraz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros (“husband's father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvoːɡər/

Noun

svåger c

1. a brother-in-law; a brother of someone's spouse

Usage notes

• The prefix svär- in svärfar, svärmor derives from svåger.

Declension

Declension of svåger
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	svåger	svågern	svågrar	svågrarna
Genitive	svågers	svågerns	svågrars	svågrarnas

Antonyms

• svägerska

Hypernyms

• måg

Related terms

• svågerlag
• svågerpolitik
• svågerskap

References

• svåger in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)