vjehërr

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *swexura, from Proto-Indo-European *sueḱue/or-, *swéḱuros (“father-in-law”). Cognate to Ancient Greek ἑκυρός (hekurós, “father-in-law”), German Schwieger (“mother-in-law”), Old English sweor, Latin socer, Russian свёкор (svjókor), Serbo-Croatian svekar, Sanskrit श्वशुर (śvaśura), Armenian սկեսուր (skesur).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vjehërr m

  1. father-in-law
  2. mother-in-law

Declension

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When meaning "father-in-law":

Declension of vjehërr
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vjehërr vjehrri vjehërr vjehrrit
accusative vjehrrin
dative vjehrri vjehrrit vjehërrve vjehërrve
ablative vjehërrsh

When meaning "mother-in-law":

Declension of vjehërr
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vjehërr vjehrra vjehrra vjehrrat
accusative vjehërrën
dative vjehrre vjehërrës vjehrrave vjehrrave
ablative vjehrrash
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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 422
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