brother-in-law
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English brother-in-lawe; equivalent to brother + -in-law.
Base: brother
Affixes: -in-law
Inflected forms:
form: brothers-in-law
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: brethren-in-law
pos: noun
tags: archaic
plural
form: brother-in-laws
pos: noun
tags: colloquial
nonstandard
plural
form: brother in law
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A male relative of one's generation, separated by one degree of marriage:
pos: noun
examples: The US Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its insider trading investigation into stock trades made by then-Sen. Richard Burr and his brother-in-law at the outset of the pandemic, the former senator announced Friday.
gloss: A male relative of one's generation, separated by one degree of marriage:
pos: noun
gloss: Co-brother-in-law: A male relative of one's generation, separated by two degrees of marriage:
pos: noun
examples: He was appalled by trench conditions and the prolongation of the war, a disillusionment further encouraged by the Easter rising, in which his brother-in-law, Francis Sheehy-Skeffington (qv), was murdered by a deranged Anglo–Irish officer, J. C. Bowen-Colthurst (qv).
gloss: Co-brother-in-law: A male relative of one's generation, separated by two degrees of marriage:
pos: noun
tags: uncommon
Related words: co-wife
daughter-in-law
father-in-law
mother-in-law
sister-in-law
son-in-law
Derived words: co-brother-in-law
half brother-in-law
Translations:
lang: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
word: ܓܒ݂ܲܪ ܒܲܪܚܡܵܝܵܐ
roman: gḇar barḥmāyā
lang: Armenian
word: փեսա
roman: pʻesa
lang: Armenian
word: բաջանաղ
roman: baǰanaġ
lang: Asturian
word: cuñáu
lang: Asturian
word: concuñáu
lang: Central Bikol
word: bilas
lang: Bulgarian
word: зет
roman: zet
lang: Bulgarian
word: зълвеник
roman: zǎlvenik
lang: Cebuano
word: bilas
lang: Cebuano
word: bilas nga lalaki (sa igsoong babaye sa bana)
lang: Danish
word: svoger
lang: Dutch
word: zwager
lang: Dutch
word: schoonbroer
lang: Esperanto
word: bofrato
lang: Finnish
word: lanko
lang: French
word: beau-frère
lang: German
word: Schwippschwager
lang: Hebrew
word: גִּיס
roman: gís
lang: Hindi
word: जीजा
roman: jījā
lang: Hindi
word: बहनोई
roman: bahnoī
lang: Icelandic
word: svili
lang: Ilocano
word: abirat a lalaki
lang: Japanese
word: 義理の兄
roman: giri no ani
lang: Japanese
word: 義兄
roman: gikei
lang: Japanese
word: 義理の弟
roman: giri no otōto
lang: Japanese
word: 義弟
roman: gitei
lang: Japanese
word: 義兄弟
roman: gikyōdai
lang: Kashmiri
word: زٲمی
roman: zạ̄mī
lang: Kashmiri
word: زٲمِیہِ
roman: zạ̄miyi
lang: Korean
word: 시(媤)누 남편
roman: sinu nampyeon
lang: Korean
word: 시매부
roman: simaebu
lang: Malay
word: biras
lang: Malay
word: abang ipar
lang: Malay
word: adik ipar lelaki
lang: Malay
word: ipar lelaki
lang: Malay
word: adik ipar
lang: Malay
word: ipar
lang: Norman
word: bieau-fréthe
lang: Polish
word: szwagier
lang: Portuguese
word: concunhado
lang: Portuguese
word: cunhado
lang: Romanian
word: cumnat
lang: Russian
word: зять
roman: zjatʹ
lang: Scots
word: guid-brither
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: заовац
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: zaovac
lang: Spanish
word: concuñado
lang: Tagalog
word: bilas na lalaki
lang: Turkish
word: enişte
lang: Zazaki
word: cêri
lang: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
word: ܝܲܓ݂ܝܼܣܵܐ
roman: yaḡīsā
lang: Armenian
word: քենակալ
roman: kʻenakal
lang: Armenian
word: բաջանաղ
roman: baǰanaġ
lang: Asturian
word: cuñáu
lang: Asturian
word: concuñáu
lang: Azerbaijani
word: bacanaq
lang: Bashkir
word: бажа
roman: baja
lang: Bats
word: ბა̄ჯ
roman: bāǯ
lang: Central Bikol
word: bilas
lang: Bulgarian
word: баджанак
roman: badžanak
lang: Cebuano
word: bilas
lang: Cebuano
word: bilas nga lalaki (sa igsoong babaye sa asawa)
lang: Chechen
word: бажа
roman: baža
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 姨夫
roman: yífū
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 襟兄
roman: jīnxiōng
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 襟弟
roman: jīndì
lang: Danish
word: svoger
lang: Dutch
word: zwager
lang: Dutch
word: schoonbroer
lang: Esperanto
word: bofrato
lang: Estonian
word: kälimees
lang: Finnish
word: lanko
lang: French
word: beau-frère
lang: Georgian
word: ქვისლი
roman: kvisli
lang: German
word: Schwippschwager
lang: Greek
word: μπατζανάκης
roman: batzanákis
lang: Hebrew
word: גִּיס
roman: gís
lang: Hindi
word: साढ़ू
roman: sāṛhū
lang: Icelandic
word: svili
lang: Ilocano
word: abirat a lalaki
lang: Ingrian
word: svojakka
lang: Ingush
word: бажа
roman: baža
lang: Japanese
word: 義理の兄
roman: giri no ani
lang: Japanese
word: 義兄
roman: gikei
lang: Japanese
word: 義理の弟
roman: giri no otōto
lang: Japanese
word: 義弟
roman: gitei
lang: Japanese
word: 義兄弟
roman: gikyōdai
lang: Kashmiri
word: سٲجُو
roman: sạ̄juv
lang: Korean
word: 동서
roman: dongseo
lang: Central Kurdish
word: ئاواڵزاوا
roman: awallzawa
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: hevling
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: hevzava
lang: Macedonian
word: баџанак
roman: badžanak
lang: Macedonian
word: баџо
roman: badžo
lang: Malay
word: biras
lang: Malay
word: abang ipar
lang: Malay
word: adik ipar lelaki
lang: Malay
word: ipar lelaki
lang: Malay
word: adik ipar
lang: Malay
word: ipar
lang: Mingrelian
word: ქვიშილი
roman: kvišili
lang: Norman
word: bieau-fréthe
lang: Pashto
word: باجه
lang: Pashto
word: سانډو
lang: Polish
word: szwagier
lang: Portuguese
word: concunhado
lang: Portuguese
word: cunhado
lang: Romanian
word: cumnat
lang: Russian
word: своя́к
roman: svoják
lang: Northern Sami
word: spile
lang: Scots
word: guid-brither
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: пашѐног
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: пашенац
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: сва̑к)
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ба́џо
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: pašènog
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: pašánac
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: svȃk
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: bádžo
lang: Spanish
word: concuñado
lang: Svan
word: მექუ̂შე̄ლ
roman: mekûšēl
lang: Tagalog
word: bilas na lalaki
lang: Turkish
word: bacanak
lang: Tuvan
word: бажа
roman: baja
lang: Urdu
word: ہَم زُلْف
roman: ham zulf
lang: Urdu
word: ساڑُھو
roman: sāṛhū
lang: Uyghur
word: باجا
roman: baja
lang: Zazaki
word: bacenağ