свекровь

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic свекрꙑ (svekry), from Proto-Slavic *svekry.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [svʲɪˈkrofʲ]
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Noun

свекро́вь • (svekróvʹ) f anim (genitive свекро́ви, nominative plural свекро́ви, genitive plural свекро́вей)

the mother of one's husband; mother-in-law
Synonym: (colloquial, can be disrespectful; or regional) свекру́ха (svekrúxa)

Declension

Declension of свекро́вь (anim fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	свекро́вь svekróvʹ	свекро́ви svekróvi
genitive	свекро́ви svekróvi	свекро́вей svekróvej
dative	свекро́ви svekróvi	свекро́вям svekróvjam
accusative	свекро́вь svekróvʹ	свекро́вей svekróvej
instrumental	свекро́вью svekróvʹju	свекро́вями svekróvjami
prepositional	свекро́ви svekróvi	свекро́вях svekróvjax

Pre-reform declension of свекро́вь (anim fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	свекро́вь svekróvʹ	свекро́ви svekróvi
genitive	свекро́ви svekróvi	свекро́вей svekróvej
dative	свекро́ви svekróvi	свекро́вямъ svekróvjam
accusative	свекро́вь svekróvʹ	свекро́вей svekróvej
instrumental	свекро́вью svekróvʹju	свекро́вями svekróvjami
prepositional	свекро́ви svekróvi	свекро́вяхъ svekróvjax

Related terms

свёкор (svjókor)

See also

тесть (testʹ)
тёща (tjóšča)
неве́стка (nevéstka)

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