снаха

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *snъxa, from Proto-Indo-European *snusós.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [snɐˈxa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation(key): сна‧ха

Noun

снаха́ • (snaháf

  1. daughter-in-law (wife of one's son)
  2. sister-in-law (wife of one's brother)

Declension

Declension of снаха́
singular plural
indefinite снаха́
snahá
снахи́
snahí
definite снаха́та
snaháta
снахи́те
snahíte
vocative form сна́хо
snáho
снахи́
snahí

References

  • снаха”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • снаха”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *snъxa, from Proto-Indo-European *snusós.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /snǎxa/
  • Hyphenation: сна‧ха

Noun

сна̀ха f (Latin spelling snàha)

  1. daughter-in-law (wife of one's son)
  2. sister-in-law (wife of one's brother)

Declension

Declension of снаха
singular plural
nominative сна̀ха снахе
genitive снахе сна́ха̄
dative сна̀си снахама
accusative снаху снахе
vocative снахо снахе
locative сна̀си снахама
instrumental снахом снахама

Further reading

  • снаха”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025