Schwieger
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Schwieger.
Proper noun edit
Schwieger (plural Schwiegers)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Schwieger is the 34353rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 660 individuals. Schwieger is most common among White (96.82%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schwieger”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German swiger, from Old High German swigar, from Proto-Germanic *swegrō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schwieger f (genitive Schwieger, plural Schwiegern)
- (dated) mother-in-law
- Synonym: Schwiegermutter
Declension edit
Declension of Schwieger [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Schwieger | die | Schwiegern |
| genitive | einer | der | Schwieger | der | Schwiegern |
| dative | einer | der | Schwieger | den | Schwiegern |
| accusative | eine | die | Schwieger | die | Schwiegern |
Further reading edit
- “Schwieger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schwieger” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schwieger” in Duden online
- “Schwieger” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.