Schwippschwägerin
German, noun[ˈʃvipˌʃvɛːɡəʁɪn]
Schwippschwägerin is spelled S-C-H-W-I-P-P-S-C-H-W-Ä-G-E-R-I-N (17 letters). Schwippschwägerin is a German feminine noun meaning “people who marry siblings, relative to each other: women whose husbands are brothers, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schwester eines Ehepartners von einem eigenen Geschwister”.
What does Schwippschwägerin mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepeople who marry siblings, relative to each other: women whose husbands are brothers, etc.
- 2
femininepeople whose siblings are married to each other, relative to one another: women whose brother and sister are married, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schwester eines Ehepartners von einem eigenen Geschwister 2. Ehefrau eines Geschwisters des eigenen Ehepartners
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schwippschwägerin
- Schwippschwägerinnen plural
- Schwippschwager masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwippschwägerin?
- [ˈʃvipˌʃvɛːɡəʁɪn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.