svåger

== Swedish == === Etymology === The SAOB dictionary states that this is inherited from Old Swedish svāgher, swoger. From Middle Low German swāger, from Old Saxon *swāgar, from Proto-Germanic *swēgraz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros (“husband's father”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsvoːɡər/ === Noun === svåger c a brother-in-law; a brother of someone's spouse ==== Usage notes ==== The prefix svär- in svärfar and svärmor derives from svåger. ==== Declension ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== måg ==== Derived terms ==== buksvåger svågerlag svågerpolitik svågerskap ==== See also ==== svägerska (“sister-in-law”) svärdotter (“daughter-in-law”) svärfar (“father-in-law”) svärförälder (“parent-in-law”) svärmor (“mother-in-law”) svärson (“son-in-law”) === References === “svåger”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “svåger”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “svåger”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)