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Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děverь, from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr. Cognate with Lithuanian dieveris, Sanskrit देवृ (devṛ́), Armenian տեգր (tegr), Urdu دیور (devar).

Pronunciation

Noun

де́верь (déverʹm anim (genitive де́веря, nominative plural деверья́, genitive plural девере́й)

  1. brother-in-law (husband’s brother). His wife is one’s невестка.

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