co-sister-in-law
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From co- + sister-in-law or co-sister + -in-law.
Noun
[edit]co-sister-in-law (plural co-sisters-in-law)
- One's spouse's sister-in-law, especially one's husband's brother's wife, one's brother's wife in relation to the spouses of his siblings; either of two (or more) women who are married to brothers, in relation to the other.
- 1979, Paul Friedrich, editor, Language, Context, and the Imagination, page 193:
- [The Russian word] Yátrov', for the husband's brother's wife or co-sister-in-law, so diagnostic a status within the patrilocal household, has passed entirely out of the language.
- 2006, Kalipatnam Rama Rao, translated by C.L.L. Jayaprada, Yagnam and Other Stories, page 61:
- At first the wench's second co-sister-in-law and the middle sister-in-law got into it.
- One's brother-in-law or sister-in-law's sister; one's sibling's spouse's sister; either of two (or more) women whose siblings are married, in relation to the other.
Usage notes
[edit]Generally used in translation, or in countries such as India (Andhra Pradesh) where the local language makes the distinction. In common speech in traditionally English-speaking countries, sister-in-law may be used.
The primary usage is for one's husband's brother's wife.
Synonyms
[edit]- (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana) co-sister
- (secondary sense): co-aunt (in relation to a common niece or nephew)
Coordinate terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]one's husband's brother's wife
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one's wife's brother's wife
one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law's sister
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Languages which have words for this relationship which are distinct from the word for sister-in-law. Not all are attested to have the second meaning above, though this may sometimes be an oversight:
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Translations to be checked
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