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svakinja

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Slovene

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sʋàːkinja/, /sʋáːkinja/

Noun

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svākinja f (male equivalent svák)

  1. sister-in-law (husband's sister)
    • 1996, Mojca Ravnik, Bratje, sestre, strnièi, zermani: družina in sorodstvo v vaseh v Slovenski Istri[1]:
      Svak, svakinja, konjado, konjà, konjada, diver, zava: Po vsem obravnavanem območju in najbolj splošno velja, da sta v rabi v novejšem času, vendar pa so npr. v Zazidu povedali, da je svak stara beseda.
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Inflection

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Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. svákinja
gen. sing. svákinje
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
svákinja svákinji svákinje
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
svákinje svákinj svákinj
dative
(dajȃlnik)
svákinji svákinjama svákinjam
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
svákinjo svákinji svákinje
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
svákinji svákinjah svákinjah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
svákinjo svákinjama svákinjami

Further reading

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  • svakinja”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024