Schwippschwager
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from regional schwippen (“to sway, slant”) + Schwager (“brother-in-law”), thus “wry, deviating, indirect brother-in-law”. For the verb compare Schwips (“tipsiness”). Alternatively a reduplicative ablaut derivation like Mischmasch, Schnickschnack, etc., but the -pp- is more readily explained by the first-mentioned theory.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schwippschwager m (strong, genitive Schwippschwagers, plural Schwippschwäger or (rarely) Schwippschwager, feminine Schwippschwägerin)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schwippschwager [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Schwippschwager | die | Schwippschwäger, Schwippschwager1 |
genitive | eines | des | Schwippschwagers | der | Schwippschwäger, Schwippschwager1 |
dative | einem | dem | Schwippschwager | den | Schwippschwägern, Schwippschwagern1 |
accusative | einen | den | Schwippschwager | die | Schwippschwäger, Schwippschwager1 |
1Rare.
Synonyms
[edit]- Schwiegerschwager (Austria)
Further reading
[edit]- “Schwippschwager” in Duden online