zwager
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch swager. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzʋaː.ɣər/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: zwa‧ger
- Rhymes: -aːɣər
Noun
zwager m (plural zwagers, diminutive zwagertje n)
- (chiefly Netherlands) brother-in-law (brother of one's spouse or husband of one's sibling)
Usage notes
The word zwager is mostly used in the Netherlands. In Belgium the common word for "brother-in-law" is schoonbroer.
Descendants
- Afrikaans: swaer
- → Papiamentu: swa
- → Dutch: swa
- → Sranan Tongo: swagri
- → Aukan: swagi
- → Saramaccan: suwági