dieveris

Latvian

Noun

dieveris m

1. brother-in-law (the brother of one's husband)

See also

• svainis

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr. Cognate with Russian де́верь (déverʹ), Sanskrit देवर (devara).

Pronunciation

• (dieverìs) IPA^(key): /dʲɪɛvʲɛˈrʲɪs/

Noun

dieverìs m (plural díeverys) stress pattern 3^a or díeveris m stress pattern 1

1. brother-in-law (the brother of one's husband)

Declension

(3^a)

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

• dieverienė (the wife of one's brother-in-law (husband's brother))

See also

• 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)