His son-in-law will be the heir to the enormous fortune.
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Son-in-law
//ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː//
Synonyms for "son-in-law"
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2 entriesTranslations
165 translations across 122 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- dhëndër noun (son-in-law)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- γαμβρός noun (son-in-law)
Andi
1 entries- нусо noun (son-in-law)
Arabic
3 entries- خَتَن noun (son-in-law)
- زَوْج اَلاِبْنَة noun (son-in-law)
- صِهْر noun (son-in-law)
Archi
1 entries- нусду noun (son-in-law)
Armenian
1 entries- փեսա noun (son-in-law)
Aromanian
2 entries- dzinire noun (son-in-law)
- dziniri noun (son-in-law)
Asturian
2 entries- xenral noun (son-in-law)
- xenru noun (son-in-law)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- dadı noun (son-in-law)
- giyəv noun (son-in-law)
- kürəkən noun (son-in-law)
- yeznə noun (son-in-law)
Bats
1 entries- სიძე̂ noun (son-in-law)
Belarusian
1 entries- зяць noun (son-in-law)
Bengali
2 entries- জামাই noun (son-in-law)
- দামাদ noun (son-in-law)
Bhojpuri
1 entries- दामाद noun (son-in-law)
Breton
2 entries- deuñv noun (son-in-law)
- mab-kaer noun (son-in-law)
Bulgarian
1 entries- зет noun (son-in-law)
Burmese
1 entries- သမက် noun (son-in-law)
Catalan
1 entries- gendre noun (son-in-law)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- زاوا noun (son-in-law)
Chechen
1 entries- нуц noun (son-in-law)
Chinese
3 entries- 半子 noun (son-in-law)
- 囝婿 noun (son-in-law)
- 女婿 noun (son-in-law)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 女婿 noun (son-in-law)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 女婿 noun (son-in-law)
- 婿 noun (son-in-law)
Cornish
1 entries- deuv noun (son-in-law)
Czech
1 entries- zeť noun (son-in-law)
Danish
1 entries- svigersøn noun (son-in-law)
Dutch
1 entries- schoonzoon noun (son-in-law)
Eastern Mari
1 entries- веҥе noun (son-in-law)
Estonian
1 entries- väimees noun (son-in-law)
Faroese
2 entries- dóttursonur noun (son-in-law)
- versonur noun (son-in-law)
Finnish
1 entries- vävy noun (son-in-law)
French
2 entries- beau-fils noun (son-in-law)
- gendre noun (son-in-law)
Friulian
2 entries- ginar noun (son-in-law)
- zinar noun (son-in-law)
Gagauz
1 entries- güvää noun (son-in-law)
Galician
1 entries- xenro noun (son-in-law)
Georgian
1 entries- სიძე noun (son-in-law)
German
3 entries- Eidam noun (son-in-law)
- Schwiegersohn noun (son-in-law)
- Tochtermann noun (son-in-law)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌼𐌴𐌲𐍃 noun (son-in-law)
Greek
1 entries- γαμπρός noun (son-in-law)
Guugu Yimidhirr
2 entries- biidyirr noun (son-in-law)
- ngalaadhin noun (son-in-law)
Hakka Chinese
1 entries- 婿郎 noun (son-in-law)
Hebrew
1 entries- חָתָן noun (son-in-law)
Hindi
2 entries- जमाई noun (son-in-law)
- दामाद noun (son-in-law)
Hungarian
2 entries- vej noun (son-in-law)
- vő noun (son-in-law)
Hunsrik
1 entries- Schwieghersohn noun (son-in-law)
Ido
1 entries- bofiliulo noun (son-in-law)
Indonesian
2 entries- menantu noun (son-in-law)
- menantu laki-laki noun (son-in-law)
Ingrian
1 entries- vävy noun (son-in-law)
Ingush
1 entries- найц noun (son-in-law)
Irish
1 entries- cliamhain noun (son-in-law)
Italian
1 entries- genero noun (son-in-law)
Japanese
1 entries- 婿 noun (son-in-law)
Kabuverdianu
1 entries- jénru noun (son-in-law)
Kannada
1 entries- ಅಳಿಯ noun (son-in-law)
Kashmiri
1 entries- زامتُر noun (son-in-law)
Korean
1 entries- 사위 noun (son-in-law)
Ladino
1 entries- yerno noun (son-in-law)
Latin
1 entries- gener noun (son-in-law)
Latvian
1 entries- znots noun (son-in-law)
Laz
1 entries- სიჯა noun (son-in-law)
Lepcha
1 entries- ᰕᰤᰩᰭ noun (son-in-law)
Lithuanian
1 entries- žentas noun (son-in-law)
Lower Sorbian
3 entries- pśichodny syn noun (son-in-law)
- šwigersyn noun (son-in-law)
- źowki cłowjek noun (son-in-law)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Eedem noun (son-in-law)
Macedonian
1 entries- зет noun (son-in-law)
Manx
1 entries- cleuin noun (son-in-law)
Mazanderani
1 entries- زاما noun (son-in-law)
Middle English
1 entries- sone in lawe noun (son-in-law)
Mingrelian
1 entries- სინჯა noun (son-in-law)
Māori
2 entries- hunaonga noun (son-in-law)
- hunōnga noun (son-in-law)
Nanai
1 entries- аоси noun (son-in-law)
Navajo
3 entries- aadaaní noun (son-in-law)
- doishʼíinii noun (son-in-law)
- doo yooʼíinii noun (son-in-law)
Norman
1 entries- bieau-fis noun (son-in-law)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- zava noun (son-in-law)
Norwegian
1 entries- måg noun (son-in-law)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- svigersønn noun (son-in-law)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- svigerson noun (son-in-law)
Occitan
1 entries- gendre noun (son-in-law)
Odia
1 entries- ଜ୍ୱାଇଁ noun (son-in-law)
Old Anatolian Turkish
1 entries- كويكو noun (son-in-law)
Old English
1 entries- āþum noun (son-in-law)
Old Spanish
1 entries- yerno noun (son-in-law)
Ossetian
1 entries- сиахс noun (son-in-law)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- داماد noun (son-in-law)
- كویكی noun (son-in-law)
Pashto
1 entries- زوم noun (son-in-law)
Pennsylvania German
1 entries- Schwiegersoh noun (son-in-law)
Persian
1 entries- داماد noun (son-in-law)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Schwiasän noun (son-in-law)
Polabian
1 entries- ząt noun (son-in-law)
Polish
1 entries- zięć noun (son-in-law)
Portuguese
1 entries- genro noun (son-in-law)
Punjabi
2 entries- ਜਵਾਈ noun (son-in-law)
- ਦਾਮਾਦ noun (son-in-law)
Romani
1 entries- ʒamutro noun (son-in-law)
Romanian
1 entries- ginere noun (son-in-law)
Russian
1 entries- зять noun (son-in-law)
Sanskrit
1 entries- जामातृ noun (son-in-law)
Sardinian
2 entries- géneru noun (son-in-law)
- génniru noun (son-in-law)
Scots
1 entries- guid-son noun (son-in-law)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- ban-sgoth noun (son-in-law)
- cliamhainn noun (son-in-law)
- mac-cèile noun (son-in-law)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- zet noun (son-in-law)
- зет noun (son-in-law)
Seychellois Creole
1 entries- zann noun (son-in-law)
Sicilian
1 entries- jènniru noun (son-in-law)
Slovak
1 entries- zať noun (son-in-law)
Slovene
1 entries- zet noun (son-in-law)
Southern Altai
1 entries- кӱйӱ noun (son-in-law)
Spanish
1 entries- yerno noun (son-in-law)
Svan
1 entries- ჩი̄ჟე noun (son-in-law)
Swedish
2 entries- måg noun (son-in-law)
- svärson noun (son-in-law)
Tagalog
1 entries- lalaking manugang noun (son-in-law)
Tamil
1 entries- மருமகன் noun (son-in-law)
Taos
2 entries- tàʼána noun (son-in-law)
- ȕʼúna noun (son-in-law)
Telugu
1 entries- అల్లుడు noun (son-in-law)
Thai
1 entries- ลูกเขย noun (son-in-law)
Turkish
3 entries- damat noun (son-in-law)
- güvey noun (son-in-law)
- güveyi noun (son-in-law)
Ukrainian
1 entries- зять noun (son-in-law)
Venetan
4 entries- dhènero noun (son-in-law)
- xènaro noun (son-in-law)
- xènero noun (son-in-law)
- zendro noun (son-in-law)
Vietnamese
2 entries- con rể noun (son-in-law)
- rể noun (son-in-law)
Vilamovian
1 entries- adum noun (son-in-law)
Volapük
1 entries- lüson noun (son-in-law)
Welsh
2 entries- daw noun (son-in-law)
- mab-yng-nghyfraith noun (son-in-law)
Western Yugur
1 entries- küzegi noun (son-in-law)
Woiwurrung
2 entries- karry-karry imboo noun (son-in-law)
- koon-de-long noun (son-in-law)
Zazaki
1 entries- zama (diq) noun (son-in-law)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
His son-in-law was transferred to an overseas branch.
Source: tatoeba (287610)
His son-in-law completely recovered from his illness.
Source: tatoeba (287611)
You'll be my son-in-law.
Source: tatoeba (949676)
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