πενθερά

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Feminine form of πενθερός (pentherós, father-in-law).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πενθερᾱ́ (pentherā́f (genitive πενθερᾱ́ς); first declension

  1. mother-in-law

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: πενθερά (pentherá)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πενθερός (> DER πενθερά)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1171-2

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

πενθερά (pentheráf (plural πενθερές, masculine πενθερός)

  1. Alternative form of πεθερά (petherá)

Declension

Declension of πενθερά
singular plural
nominative πενθερά (pentherá) πενθερές (pentherés)
genitive πενθεράς (pentherás) πενθερών (pentherón)
accusative πενθερά (pentherá) πενθερές (pentherés)
vocative πενθερά (pentherá) πενθερές (pentherés)