uošvis

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Cognate with Latvian uosvis (father-in-law), from Proto-Indo-European *ṓ-pḱu-iyos (having livestock). The *ṓ is akin to the आ- (ā-) in Sanskrit आमनस् (ā́-manas, having turned one's mind to), while the *-pḱu- is the zero grade of *péḱu (livestock).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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úošvis m (plural úošviai, feminine úošvė) stress pattern 1[2]

  1. father-in-law (wife's father)

Usage notes

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Has come to refer to father-in-laws in general, including the husband's father. Úošvis appears to be gradually superseding the traditional word specifically used for the husband's father, šẽšuras.[1]

Declension

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2015) “uošvis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 482-3
  2. ^ uošvis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024