See also: Schwäger

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German swāger, from Old High German swāger, swāgur, from Proto-West Germanic *swāgr, from Proto-Germanic *swēgraz (husband's brother), from Proto-Indo-European *swēḱurós (brother-in-law), derived from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros (husband's father).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvaːɡər/, [ˈʃʋaː.ɡɐ]
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Noun

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Schwager m (strong, genitive Schwagers, plural Schwäger or (rarely) Schwager, feminine Schwägerin)

  1. brother-in-law
    Ist dieser Schwager der Mann Ihrer Schwester oder der Bruder Ihrer Frau?
    Is this brother-in-law your sister’s husband or your wife’s brother?
  2. (loosely) in-law; a fairly distant relative by marriage
    Das ist irgendein entfernter Schwager von mir.
    He’s some distant in-law of mine.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Schwager” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Schwager” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Schwager” in Duden online