svainība

== Latvian == === Etymology === From svainis (“brother-in-law”) +‎ -ība. === Pronunciation === === Noun === svainība f (4th declension) kinship relation between brothers-in-law or sisters-in-law mūs ar bijušo zemes īpašnieu saista tikai svainība, tad zemi kā mantojumu saņemt nevaram ― we were linked to the previous owner of the land only by a brother-in-law relation, so we cannot get the land as (our) property ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== svainis, svaine, svainiene