svigermor

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to sviger- + mor. From German Schwiegermutter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sviːˀərmoːr/, [ˈsʋ̥iˀɐˌmoɐ̯]

Noun

svigermor c (singular definite svigermoren or svigermoderen, plural indefinite svigermødre)

  1. mother-in-law

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From sviger- + mor.

Noun

svigermor m or f (definite singular svigermora or svigermoren, indefinite plural svigermødre or svigermødrer, definite plural svigermødrene)

  1. mother-in-law (spouse’s mother)
    Kom og gi svigermor en klem.Come and give your mother-in-law a hug.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From sviger- + mor.

Noun

svigermor f (definite singular svigermora, indefinite plural svigermødrer, definite plural svigermødrene)

  1. a mother-in-law
    Coordinate term: svigerfar

References

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