сноха

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *snъxa, from Proto-Indo-European *snusós.

Noun

сноха • (snoxa) f

1. daughter-in-law

Usage notes

• The etymologically original form was *снъха (*snŭxa), but it is not attested.

See also

Old Church Slavic family terms

отьчьство (otĭčĭstvo, “family”)	Male	Female
parent родител҄ь (roditelʹĭ)	отьць (otĭcĭ), авва (avva, “father”)	мати (mati, “mother”)
sibling	братръ (bratrŭ, “brother”)	сестра (sestra, “sister”)
child	сꙑнъ (synŭ, “son”)	дъщи (dŭšti, “daughter”)
grandparent	дѣдъ (dědŭ, “grandfather”)	баба (baba, “grandmother”)
grandchild	въноукъ (vŭnukŭ, “grandson”)	– (“granddaughter”)
great-grandparent	прѣдѣдъ (prědědŭ, “great-grandfather”)	– (“great-grandmother”)
mother's sibling	оуи (ui, “maternal uncle”)	– (“maternal aunt”)
father's sibling	стрꙑи (stryi, “paternal uncle”)	– (“paternal aunt”)
sibling's child	братанъ (bratanŭ), сꙑновь (synovĭ), сꙑновьць (synovĭcĭ, “nephew”)	братана (bratana, “niece”)
cousin	братоучѧдъ (bratučędŭ, “male cousin”)	братоучѧда (bratučęda, “female cousin”)
spouse	мѫжь (mǫžĭ), чрьтожьникъ (črĭtožĭnikŭ), малъженъ (malŭženŭ, “husband”)	жена (žena), чрьтожьница (črĭtožĭnica), съложь (sŭložĭ, “wife”)
parent of wife	тьсть (tĭstĭ, “father-in-law (wife's father)”)	тьща (tĭšta, “mother-in-law (wife's mother)”)
parent of husband	свекръ (svekrŭ, “father-in-law (husband's father)”)	свекрꙑ (svekry, “mother-in-law (husband's father)”)
sibling of husband	дєвєръ (deverŭ, “brother-in-law (husband's brother)”)	зълꙑ (zŭly, “sister-in-law (husband's sister)”)
spouse of child	зѧть (zętĭ, “son-in-law (daughter's husband)”)	снъха (snŭxa, “daughter-in-law (son's wife)”)
spouse of husband's brother	–	етрꙑ (etry), кѫпетра (kǫpetra, “sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)”)
stepchild	пасторъкъ (pastorŭkŭ, “stepson”)	– (“stepdaughter”)
step-parent	отьчимъ (otĭčimŭ, “stepfather”)	мащеха (maštexa, “stepmother”)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *snъxa, from Proto-Indo-European *snusós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [snɐˈxa]

Noun

сноха́ • (snoxá) f anim (genitive снохи́, nominative plural сно́хи, genitive plural снох)

1. man's daughter-in-law

Usage notes

• A wife's daughter-in-law is her неве́стка (nevéstka).

Declension

Declension of сноха́ (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-d) 

	singular	plural
nominative	сноха́ snoxá	сно́хи snóxi
genitive	снохи́ snoxí	сно́х snóx
dative	снохе́ snoxé	сно́хам snóxam
accusative	сноху́ snoxú	сно́х snóx
instrumental	снохо́й, снохо́ю snoxój, snoxóju	сно́хами snóxami
prepositional	снохе́ snoxé	сно́хах snóxax

Pre-reform declension of сноха́ (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-d) 

	singular	plural
nominative	сноха́ snoxá	сно́хи snóxi
genitive	снохи́ snoxí	сно́хъ snóx
dative	снохѣ́ snoxě́	сно́хамъ snóxam
accusative	сноху́ snoxú	сно́хъ snóx
instrumental	снохо́й, снохо́ю snoxój, snoxóju	сно́хами snóxami
prepositional	снохѣ́ snoxě́	сно́хахъ snóxax

See also

• зять (zjatʹ)
• неве́стка (nevéstka)
• сноха́ч (snoxáč)