свекровь

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic свекрꙑ (svekry), from Proto-Slavic *svekry.

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Noun

свекро́вь (svekróvʹf anim (genitive свекро́ви, nominative plural свекро́ви, genitive plural свекро́вей)

  1. the mother of one's husband; mother-in-law
    Synonym: (colloquial, can be disrespectful; or regional) свекру́ха (svekrúxa)

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