tacor

Old English

Alternative forms

• tācur

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *taikuraz (“brother-in-law”), from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr (“husband's brother”). Akin to Old Frisian tāker (“husband's brother”), Old High German zeihhor, zeihhur, zeihhir (“husband's brother”), Middle High German zeicher (“brother-in-law”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑː.kor/

Noun

tācor m (nominative plural tācoras)

1. husband's brother, brother-in-law

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	tācor	tācoras
accusative	tācor	tācoras
genitive	tācores	tācora
dative	tācore	tācorum

Related terms

• āþum