From Proto-Indo-Iranian *swáćuras, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros (“father-in-law”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἑκυρός (hekurós), Latin socer, Old English sweor.
श्वशुर • (śváśura) stem, m
It can indicate both the husband's or the wife's father. In the oldest language however it only denotes the husband’s father.
| Masculine a-stem declension of श्वशुर (śváśura) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | श्वशुरः śváśuraḥ |
श्वशुरौ / श्वशुरा¹ śváśurau / śváśurā¹ |
श्वशुराः / श्वशुरासः¹ śváśurāḥ / śváśurāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | श्वशुर śváśura |
श्वशुरौ / श्वशुरा¹ śváśurau / śváśurā¹ |
श्वशुराः / श्वशुरासः¹ śváśurāḥ / śváśurāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | श्वशुरम् śváśuram |
श्वशुरौ / श्वशुरा¹ śváśurau / śváśurā¹ |
श्वशुरान् śváśurān |
| Instrumental | श्वशुरेण śváśureṇa |
श्वशुराभ्याम् śváśurābhyām |
श्वशुरैः / श्वशुरेभिः¹ śváśuraiḥ / śváśurebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | श्वशुराय śváśurāya |
श्वशुराभ्याम् śváśurābhyām |
श्वशुरेभ्यः śváśurebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | श्वशुरात् śváśurāt |
श्वशुराभ्याम् śváśurābhyām |
श्वशुरेभ्यः śváśurebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | श्वशुरस्य śváśurasya |
श्वशुरयोः śváśurayoḥ |
श्वशुराणाम् śváśurāṇām |
| Locative | श्वशुरे śváśure |
श्वशुरयोः śváśurayoḥ |
श्वशुरेषु śváśureṣu |
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