Schwippschwager

== German == === Etymology === Probably from regional schwippen (“to sway, slant”) +‎ Schwager (“brother-in-law”), thus “deviating, indirect brother-in-law”. For the verb compare Schwips (“tipsiness”). Alternatively a reduplicative ablaut derivation like Mischmasch, Schnickschnack, etc., but the -pp- is more readily explained by the first-mentioned theory. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃvɪpˌʃvaːɡər/, [ˈʃʋɪpˌʃʋaː.ɡɐ] === Noun === Schwippschwager m (strong, genitive Schwippschwagers, plural Schwippschwäger or (rarely) Schwippschwager, feminine Schwippschwägerin) co-brother-in-law the husband of someone's spouse's sister; (hence in the plural) those married to a group of siblings in relation to each other the brother of someone's sibling's spouse; (hence in the plural) the siblings of a married couple in relation to each other ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Schwiegerschwager (Austria) === Further reading === “Schwippschwager” in Duden online