yerno

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish yerno, from Latin generum (“son-in-law”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵm̥ros, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝeɾno/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃeɾno/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒeɾno/

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  • Rhymes: -eɾno
  • Syllabification: yer‧no

Noun

yerno m (plural yernos, feminine nuera, feminine plural nueras)

  1. son-in-law

Derived terms

  • abyerno (“great-grandchild/son-in-law”)
  • proyerno (“grandchild/son-in-law”)

See also

Further reading

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