деверь

Russian

Alternative forms

дѣ́верь (dě́verʹ) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děverь, from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr. Cognate with Lithuanian dieveris, Sanskrit देवृ (devṛ́), Armenian տեգր (tegr), Urdu دیور (devar).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈdʲevʲɪrʲ]

Noun

де́верь • (déverʹ) m anim (genitive де́веря, nominative plural деверья́, genitive plural девере́й)

brother-in-law (husband’s brother). His wife is one’s невестка.

Declension

Declension of де́верь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-c irreg)

	singular	plural
nominative	де́верь déverʹ	деверья́^△ deverʹjá^△
genitive	де́веря déverja	девере́й^△ deveréj^△
dative	де́верю déverju	деверья́м^△ deverʹjám^△
accusative	де́веря déverja	девере́й^△ deveréj^△
instrumental	де́верем déverem	деверья́ми^△ deverʹjámi^△
prepositional	де́вере dévere	деверья́х^△ deverʹjáx^△

^△Irregular.

See also

неве́стка (nevéstka)
шу́рин (šúrin)

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