svainiene

See also: svainienē

Latvian

Etymology

From svainis (“brother-in-law”) +‎ -iene (“fem.”).

Pronunciation

Noun

svainiene f (5th declension)

  1. sister-in-law (one's wife's sister or one's husband's sister; also, one's brother's wife, or one's husband's brother's wife)
    “vēl nesen biju aizbraucis pat uz savu veco ciemu...” “tur pie brāļa sievas?” “tur, jā, bet svainieni nesatiku” ― “I even recently went to my old village...” “there, at your brother's wife's (house)?” “yes, there, but I didn't meet my sister-in-law”

Declension

Declension of svainiene (5th declension)
singular plural
nominative svainiene svainienes
genitive svainienes svainieņu
dative svainienei svainienēm
accusative svainieni svainienes
instrumental svainieni svainienēm
locative svainienē svainienēs
vocative svainiene svainienes

Synonyms

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