Schwiegermutter

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See also: Schwiegermütter

German

Etymology

Expanded from earlier Schwieger (“mother-in-law”), from Old High German swigar, from Proto-Germanic *swegrō, from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱruh₂- (“woman's mother-in-law”) (compare *swéḱuros (“woman's father-in-law”)). By surface analysis, schwieger- +‎ Mutter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃviːɡɐˌmʊtɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Schwie‧ger‧mut‧ter
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Noun

Schwiegermutter f (genitive Schwiegermutter, plural Schwiegermütter)

  1. mother-in-law
    Synonym: Schwieger

Declension

Declension of Schwiegermutter
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schwiegermutter die Schwiegermütter
genitive einer der Schwiegermutter der Schwiegermütter
dative einer der Schwiegermutter den Schwiegermüttern
accusative eine die Schwiegermutter die Schwiegermütter

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