svigermor

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to sviger- +‎ mor. From German Schwiegermutter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sviːˀərmoːr/, [ˈsʋ̥iˀɐˌmoɐ̯]

Noun

svigermor c (singular definite svigermoren or svigermoderen, plural indefinite svigermødre)

1. mother-in-law

Declension

Declension of svigermor

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	svigermor	svigermoren svigermoderen	svigermødre	svigermødrene
genitive	svigermors	svigermorens svigermoderens	svigermødres	svigermødrenes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From sviger- +‎ mor.

Noun

svigermor m or f (definite singular svigermora or svigermoren, indefinite plural svigermødre or svigermødrer, definite plural svigermødrene)

1. mother-in-law (spouse’s mother)

   Kom og gi svigermor en klem. ― Come and give your mother-in-law a hug.

Related terms

• svigerfar

References

• “svigermor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From sviger- +‎ mor.

Noun

svigermor f (definite singular svigermora, indefinite plural svigermødrer, definite plural svigermødrene)

1. a mother-in-law

   Coordinate term: svigerfar

References

• “svigermor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.