-in-law

See also: inlaw and in-law

English

Etymology

Back-formation from mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, etc.

Adjective

-in-law (not comparable)

(postpositive) Related through marriage.
cousin-in-law

Translations

related through marriage

Chinese:
Mandarin: (special words are used for common "-in-law" terms)
Danish: sviger-
Dutch: schoon- (nl)
Esperanto: bo-
Faroese: ver-
French: beau- (fr) m, belle- (fr) f
German: schwieger-
Ido: bo-
Japanese: 義理の (ja) (ぎりの, giri no)
Malay: (special words are used for common "-in-law" terms)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: sviger-

Nynorsk: sviger-
Russian: (special words are used for common "-in-law" terms), со стороны́ му́жа/жены́ (so storoný múža/žený)
Scottish Gaelic: -cèile
Swedish: svär- (sv)
Taos: mą̀ku-
Turkish: kayın-
Volapük: lü- (vo)
Welsh: -yng-nghyfraith

Anagrams

Alwin, Wilna, winal

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