Schwägerin

/ˈʃvɛːɡəʁɪn/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Schwägerinnen

Meaning

  1. sister-in-law

    • Meine Schwägerin wohnt in Wien.

      My sister-in-law lives in Vienna.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

belle-sœur

belle-sœur is the French word for the same thing — both mean "sister-in-law."

Practice

1 What does Schwägerin mean?

2 Fill the gap: Meine ___ wohnt in Wien.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schwägerin?

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