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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesyerno
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈʝeɾ.no
"Mi yerno preparó una cena deliciosa para todos."
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The husband of one's daughter.
"They invited their son-in-law to join the family vacation this year."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound phrase originating from Middle English, combining 'son', derived from Proto-Germanic *sunuz, with 'law', from Old Norse lǫg, denoting a relation established by legal marriage rather than blood. The plural form, sons-in-law, reflects the historical grammatical convention of pluralizing the primary noun rather than the phrasal modifier.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Son-in-law" is said worldwide
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gendre
Transliteration: ʒɑ̃dʁ
"Le gendre est venu nous rendre visite ce weekend."
Schwiegersohn
Transliteration: ˈʃviːɡɐˌzoːn
"Mein Schwiegersohn hat mir bei der Gartenarbeit geholfen."
genero
Transliteration: ˈdʒɛ.ne.ro
"Mio genero lavora come ingegnere a Milano."
yerno
Transliteration: ˈʝeɾ.no
"Mi yerno preparó una cena deliciosa para todos."
genro
Transliteration: ˈʒẽ.ɾu
"O genro ajudou o sogro a consertar o carro."
दाмаद
Transliteration: damād
Script: दामाद
"हमारे दामाद एक डॉक्टर हैं।"
女婿
Transliteration: nǚxù
"我女儿和她的丈夫下周来看我们，我很高兴见到我的女婿。"
사위
Transliteration: sawi
"사위가 처가에 와서 장인어른과기술을 논의했다."
婿
Transliteration: musuko
"娘の夫である婿が週末に遊びに来ました。"
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