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svigerfar

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Danish

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Etymology

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From sviger- +‎ far. Calque of German Schwiegervater.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sviːˀərfaːr/, [ˈsʋ̥iˀɐˌfɑː]

Noun

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svigerfar c (singular definite svigerfaren or svigerfaderen, plural indefinite svigerfædre)

  1. father-in-law (spouse's father)

Declension

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From sviger- +‎ far.

Noun

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svigerfar m (definite singular svigerfaren, indefinite plural svigerfedre, definite plural svigerfedrene)

  1. a father-in-law
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From sviger- +‎ far.

Noun

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svigerfar m (definite singular svigerfaren, indefinite plural svigerfedrar, definite plural svigerfedrane)

  1. a father-in-law
    Coordinate term: svigermor

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