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Dutch
Etymology
From schoon + broer, calque of Middle French beau-frere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxoːn.bruːr/
- Hyphenation: schoon‧broer
Noun
schoonbroer m (plural schoonbroers, diminutive schoonbroertje n)
- (chiefly Belgium and Suriname) brother-in-law
- Synonym: (Netherlands) zwager
Usage notes
The word schoonbroer is mostly used in Belgium, Suriname, and the southern Dutch provinces Limburg and North Brabant. In the rest of the Netherlands, the more common word for “brother-in-law” is zwager, but schoonbroer is naturally understood from association.
Descendants
- Negerhollands: skonbutji (from the diminutive)