verwandt

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈvant/, /fɐ-/ Rhymes: -ant Hyphenation: ver‧wandt === Participle === verwandt past participle of verwenden (“to use, to utilize”) === Adjective === verwandt (strong nominative masculine singular verwandter, comparative verwandter, superlative am verwandtesten) related (connected by blood, adoption, or marriage) Hyponyms: anverwandt, blutsverwandt, stammverwandt, wurzelverwandt related (standing in relation or connection) Hyponyms: geistesverwandt, seelenverwandt ==== Usage notes ==== In a narrower sense verwandt includes relatives by blood and adoption, their spouses and one’s own spouse—but not other “in-laws”. The latter are then specified with the adjective verschwägert (“related by marriage”). An even narrower sense is blutsverwandt (“related by blood”). ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verwandter Verwandtschaft === Further reading === “verwandt” in Duden online “verwandt”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)