sister-in-law
English dictionary entry
Meanings
noun
- A female relative of one's generation, separated by one degree of marriage:
- The sister of one's spouse.
- The wife of one's sibling.
- Co-sister-in-law: The wife of one's sibling-in-law.
- The wife of the sibling of one's spouse.
- The sister of the spouse of one's sibling.
Pronunciation
sĭs'tər
/ˈsɪs.tɚ.ɪn.lɔ/
/ˈsɪs.tə.ɪn.lɔː/
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Word forms
sister-in-law
sisters-in-law
sister-in-laws
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English suster-in-lawe; equivalent to sister + -in-law.
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Translations
Aklanon: hipag
Albanian: kunatë
Arabic: أُخْت زَوْجَة
Arabic: سِلْفَة
Arabic: أُخْت زَوْج
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܒܲܪܚܡܵܝܬܵܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܚܵܬ݂ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܚܵܬ݂ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܟܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܣܲܠܦܬ݂ܵܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܐܲܚܵܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܒܲܪܚܡܵܝܵܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܐܝܼܕ݂ܲܡܬܵܐ
Armenian: քենի
Armenian: տալ
Armenian: հարս
Armenian: տագերակին
Asturian: cuñada
Azerbaijani: baldız
Bhojpuri: साली
Central Bikol: hipag
Central Bikol: bilas
Bulgarian: балдъза
Bulgarian: зълва
Bulgarian: снаха
Burmese: ခယ်မ
Burmese: မရီး
Burmese: ယောက်မ
Catalan: cunyada
Cebuano: hipag (disused)
Cebuano: bayaw
Cebuano: bayaw nga babaye (sa asawa)
Cebuano: bayaw nga babaye (sa bana)
Cebuano: bayaw nga babaye (sa igsoong lalaki)
Cebuano: bilas nga babaye (sa igsoong lalaki sa asawa)
Cebuano: bilas nga babaye (sa igsoong lalaki sa bana)
Chamicuro: pus̈hana
Chinese: 大姨
Chinese: 姨仔
Chinese: 大姑
Chinese: 小姑
Chinese: 阿嫂
Chinese: 兄嫂
Chinese: 小嬸 /小婶
Chinese Mandarin: 大姨子
Chinese Mandarin: 姨姐
Chinese Mandarin: 小姨子
Chinese Mandarin: 大姑
Chinese Mandarin: 小姑
Chinese Mandarin: 嫂子
Chinese Mandarin: 弟媳
Chinese Mandarin: 舅嫂
Czech: švagrová
Danish: svigerinde
Dutch: schoonzus
Dutch: schoonzuster
Esperanto: bofratino
Estonian: käli
Estonian: nadu
Finnish: käly
Finnish: nato
French: belle-sœur
Friulian: cugnade
Galician: cuñada
Georgian: ცოლიდა
Georgian: მული
Georgian: ძმისცოლი
German: Schwägerin
German: Geschwiie
German: Schwippschwägerin
Gooniyandi: garingi
Greek: κουνιάδα
Greek: νύφη
Greek: συννυφάδα
Gujarati: સાળી
Gujarati: નણંદ
Gujarati: ભાભી
Gujarati: સાળેલી
Gujarati: જેઠાણી
Gujarati: દેરાણી
Guugu Yimidhirr: dyiiral
Guugu Yimidhirr: munamuna
Guugu Yimidhirr: guman.ga
Hebrew: גִּיסָה
Hindi: साली
Hindi: ननद
Hindi: भाभी
Hindi: देवरानी
Hindi: सलहज
Hindi: जेठानी
Hungarian: sógornő
Icelandic: mágkona
Icelandic: svilkona
Ido: bofratino
Ilocano: ipag
Ilocano: abirat a babai
Ingrian: nato
Ingrian: käly
Ingrian: minni
Italian: cognata
Japanese: 義姉
Japanese: 義妹
Japanese: 義理の姉
Japanese: 義理の妹
Japanese: 兄嫁
Japanese: 弟嫁
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