svigerbestemor

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From sviger- (“in-law; denoting a family relationship created through marriage or cohabitation”) +‎ bestemor (“grandmother”), literally “grandmother-in-law”. The combining form sviger- was borrowed from German schwieger- (“in-law”), ultimately from the older noun Schwieger (“mother-in-law”). Compare Danish svigerbedstemor and Swedish svärmormor (“grandmother-in-law”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsʋiː.ɡər.bɛs.təˌmuːr/ Rhymes: -uːr Hyphenation: svi‧ger‧bes‧te‧mor === Noun === svigerbestemor f or m (definite singular svigerbestemora or svigerbestemoren, indefinite plural svigerbestemødre or svigerbestemødrer, definite plural svigerbestemødrene) the grandmother of one's spouse or partner; a grandmother-in-law ==== Coordinate terms ==== svigerbestefar (“grandfather-in-law”) === References === “sviger-” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “bestemor” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “sviger-” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).