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սկեսուր

սկեսուր

Armenian

Alternative forms

  • կեսուր (kesur)

Noun

սկեսուր (skesur)

  1. mother-in-law (husband's mother)

Declension


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • կեսուր (kesur) (dialectal)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sweḱur-(e)h₂-, from *sweḱru-h₂-. Cognates with Ancient Greek ἑκυρά (hekurá) and Sanskrit श्वश्रू (śvaśrū).

Noun

սկեսուր (skesur)

  1. mother-in-law (husband's mother)

Declension

Derived terms

  • սկեսրեայ (skesreay)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), սկեսուր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), սկեսուր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), սկեսուր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian (pdf), Zagreb, page 12