svokra

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svekry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /svɔkra/, [ˈsʋɔkra]
• Rhymes: -ɔkra
• Hyphenation: svok‧ra

Noun

svokra f (male equivalent svokor)

1. mother-in-law (husband's mother)
2. (colloquial) mother-in-law (wife's mother)

   Synonym: testiná

Declension

Declension of svokra
(pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	svokra	svokry
genitive	svokry	svokier
dative	svokre	svokrám
accusative	svokru	svokry
locative	svokre	svokrách
instrumental	svokrou	svokrami

Further reading

• “svokra”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026