Schwager

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See also: Schwäger

German

Etymology

From Middle High German swāger, from Old High German swāger, swāgur, from Proto-West Germanic *swāgr, from Proto-Germanic *swēgraz (“husband's brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *swēḱurós (“brother-in-law”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros (“husband's father”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvaːɡər/,
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Noun

Schwager m (strong, genitive Schwagers, plural Schwäger or (rarely) Schwager, feminine Schwägerin)

  1. brother-in-law
    Ist dieser Schwager der Mann Ihrer Schwester oder der Bruder Ihrer Frau?
    Is this brother-in-law your sister’s husband or your wife’s brother?
  2. (loosely) in-law; a fairly distant relative by marriage
    Das ist irgendein entfernter Schwager von mir.
    He’s some distant in-law of mine.

Declension

Declension of Schwager
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schwager die Schwäger, Schwager1
genitive eines des Schwagers der Schwäger, Schwager1
dative einem dem Schwager den Schwägern, Schwagern1
accusative einen den Schwager die Schwäger, Schwager1

1Rare.

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Further reading

  • “Schwager” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Schwager” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Schwager” in Duden online
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