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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries시아버지
Pronunciation / Transliteration: si-a-beo-ji
"시아버지께서는 주말마다 등산을 가신다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The father of one's husband or wife.
"My father-in-law helped us renovate our new kitchen last weekend." - 2
A person regarded as one's father-in-law through adoption or informal step-relationships.
"He always referred to his wife's stepfather affectionately as his father-in-law."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the Middle English 'fader', from Old English 'fæder', with 'in law', denoting a relationship established by canon law rather than blood. The plural form 'fathers-in-law' retains the internal pluralization standard for compound nouns where the primary noun precedes the modifier phrase.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Father-in-law" is said worldwide
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岳父
Transliteration: yuèfù
"我的岳父非常喜欢下棋。"
beau-père
Transliteration: bo-pɛʁ
"Mon beau-père est venu dîner hier soir."
Schwiegervater
Transliteration: ˈʃviːɡɐˌfaːtɐ
"Mein Schwiegervater hat mir bei der Gartenarbeit geholfen."
suocero
Transliteration: ˈswɔːtʃero
"Mio suocero mi ha regalato una bellissima bottiglia di vino."
suegro
Transliteration: ˈsweɣɾo
"Mi suegro es una persona muy amable y sabia."
sogro
Transliteration: ˈsoɡɾu
"O meu sogro adora cozinhar aos domingos."
ससुर
Transliteration: sasur
"मेरे ससुर एक सेवानिवृत्त अध्यापक हैं।"
시아버지
Transliteration: si-a-beo-ji
"시아버지께서는 주말마다 등산을 가신다."
義父
Transliteration: gifu
"義父は読書が趣味です。"
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