gendre

Catalan

Etymology

From (compare Occitan gendre), from Latin gener, generum (compare French gendre, Spanish yerno), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵm̥ros, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʒɛn.dɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɾe]

Noun

gendre m (plural gendres)

1. son-in-law

See also

• jove
• nora

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French

Etymology

From Old French [Term?], from Latin gener, generum, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵm̥ros, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɑ̃dʁ/

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• Rhymes: -ɑ̃dʁ
• Homophone: gendres

Noun

gendre m (plural gendres)

1. son-in-law

Synonyms

• beau-fils m

Related terms

• beau-frère m
• beau-père m
• belle-fille f
• belle-mère f
• belle-sœur f
• bru f

Further reading

• “gendre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.