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Latvian
Noun
dieveris m
- brother-in-law (the brother of one's husband)
See also
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr. Cognate with Russian де́верь (déverʹ), Sanskrit देवर (devara).
Pronunciation
- (dieverìs) IPA(key): /dʲɪɛvʲɛˈrʲɪs/
Noun
dieverìs m (plural díeverys) stress pattern 3a[1]
or
díeveris m stress pattern 1[1]
- brother-in-law (the brother of one's husband)
Declension
(3a)
- dieverienė (the wife of one's brother-in-law (husband's brother))
See also
- brolienė (the wife of one's brother)
- moša (the sister of one's husband)
- svainė (the sister of one's wife), (the wife of one's brother), (the wife of one's spouse's brother)
- svainis (the brother of one's spouse), (the husband of one's sister), (the husband of one's spouse's sister)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.