dieveris
Latvian edit
Noun edit
dieveris m
- brother-in-law (the brother of one's husband)
See also edit
Lithuanian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr. Cognate with Russian де́верь (déverʹ), Sanskrit देवर (devara).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dieverìs m (plural díeverys) stress pattern 3a[1] or díeveris m stress pattern 1[1]
- brother-in-law (the brother of one's husband)
Declension edit
(3a)
Declension of dieverìs
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | dieverìs | díeverys |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | dieveriẽs | dieverių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | díeveriui | dieverìms |
| accusative (galininkas) | díeverį | díeveris |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | dieverimì | dieverimìs |
| locative (vietininkas) | dieveryjè | dieverysè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | dieveriẽ | díeverys |
Related terms edit
- dieverienė (the wife of one's brother-in-law (husband's brother))
See also edit
- brolienė (the wife of one's brother)
- moša (the sister of one's husband)
- svainė (the sister of one's wife), (the wife of one's brother), (the wife of one's spouse's brother)
- svainis (the brother of one's spouse), (the husband of one's sister), (the husband of one's spouse's sister)
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.