Danish edit

Etymology edit

Equivalent to sviger- +‎ mor. From German Schwiegermutter.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

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

  1. mother-in-law

Declension edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From sviger- +‎ mor.

Noun edit

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 edit

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From sviger- +‎ mor.

Noun edit

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

  1. a mother-in-law
    Coordinate term: svigerfar

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