Polish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕfjɛk.ra/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛkra
  • Syllabification: świek‧ra

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old Polish świekry, from Proto-Slavic *svekrỳ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *swekrūˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱrúh₂, metathesis of an earlier *sweḱúrh₂, feminine of *swéḱuros.

Noun edit

świekra f (male equivalent świekier)

  1. (archaic) mother-in-law (the mother of one's husband)
    Synonym: teściowa
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

świekra m pers

  1. genitive/accusative singular of świekier

Further reading edit

  • świekra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • świekra in Polish dictionaries at PWN