svak

From Old Czech svak.

• IPA^(key): [ˈsvak]
• Hyphenation: svak

svak m anim

1. (archaic) brother-in-law

   Synonym: švagr

• svaka f
• svakyně f

• svak in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• svak in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

From Middle Low German swak, from Old Saxon *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak. Compare with German schwach.

svak (neuter singular svakt, definite singular and plural svake, comparative svakere, indefinite superlative svakest, definite superlative svakeste)

1. weak
2. faint

   en svak lyd ― a faint sound

• en kjede er aldri sterkere enn sitt svakeste ledd
• svakhet

• svekke

• “svak” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Middle Low German swak, from Old Saxon *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak. Compare with German schwach.

svak (neuter singular svakt, definite singular and plural svake, comparative svakare, indefinite superlative svakast, definite superlative svakaste)

1. weak
2. faint

• svakheit

• svekke

• “svak” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From earlier *svojakъ; compare svȏj.

• IPA^(key): /sʋâːk/

svȃk m (Cyrillic spelling сва̑к)

1. brother-in-law (one's sister's husband)
2. father-in-law (one's husband's father; svèkar)

• IPA^(key): /sʋâk/

svȁk (Cyrillic spelling сва̏к)

1. everyone (alternative form of svȁtko/svȁko)

• IPA^(key): /sʋàːk/

svák m anim (female equivalent svákinja)

1. brother-in-law

• “svak”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran