świekier

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Old Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svekrъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɕfjɛkjɛr/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɕfjɛkjɛr/

Noun

świekier m animacy unattested

  1. father-in-law
    • Middle of the 15th century, Rozmyślanie o żywocie Pana Jezusa, page 669:
      Byl Annasch szvyeker Cayffaschow (socer Caiphae Jo 18, 13)
      [Był Annasz świekier Kaifaszow (socer Caiphae Jo 18, 13)]

Descendants

  • Polish: świekier

References

  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “świekier”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish świekier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕfjɛ.kjɛr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛkjɛr
  • Syllabification: świe‧kier

Noun

świekier m pers (female equivalent świekra)

  1. (archaic) father-in-law (the father of one's husband)
    Synonym: teść

Declension

Further reading

  • świekier in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • świekier in Polish dictionaries at PWN