σώγαμπρος

Greek

Etymology

σώ- (só-, “inside, internal”) +‎ γαμπρός (gamprós, “groom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoɣambɾos/
• Hyphenation: σώ‧γα‧μπρος

Noun

σώγαμπρος • (sógampros) m (plural σώγαμπροι)

1. live-in son-in-law (a man who marries and lives with his wife's family instead of setting up his own home or living with his family)

   Ο Στάθης είναι σώγαμπρος· ζει με τα πεθερικά του.

   O Státhis eínai sógampros; zei me ta petheriká tou.

   Stathis lives with his in-laws.

2. (humorous, derogatory, by extension) A husband seen as weak or who isn't seen to serve as the head of his household.

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	σώγαμπρος (sógampros)	σώγαμπροι (sógamproi)
genitive	σώγαμπρου (sógamprou)	σώγαμπρων (sógampron)
accusative	σώγαμπρο (sógampro)	σώγαμπρους (sógamprous)
vocative	σώγαμπρε (sógampre)	σώγαμπροι (sógamproi)