Dictionary

co-brother-in-law en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From co- + brother-in-law or co-brother + -in-law.

Meanings

1. (uncommon) One's spouse's brother-in-law (one's spouse's sibling's husband), especially one's wife's sister's husband; either of two (or more) men who marry sisters, in relation to the other; the brother of one spouse in relation to the siblings of the other spouse.
   • Knowing that he would be susceptible to the arguments of his persuasive co-brother-in-law Antonio de' Medici, Saminiato tried to avoid his company. 2008, Daniel Bornstein, David Peterson, editors, Florence and Beyond: Culture, Society and Politics in Renaissance Italy, page 350:
2. (uncommon) One's brother-in-law's or sister-in-law's brother; that is, one's sibling's spouse's brother; either of two (or more) men whose siblings are married to each other.

Forms

Coordinates

co-sister-in-law · co-sibling-in-law

Relateds

co-in-law · co-father-in-law · co-husband

Synonyms

co-uncle (secondary sense) · co-brother

Translations (47)

he גיסן (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · sh pašánac (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · pt concunhada (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · ar عديل (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · pl mąż siostry męża (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · sq mjeshtak (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · nah chahuatetl (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · sh badžo (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · ru зять (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · ja 相婿 (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · sh пашеног (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · sh заовац (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · is svili (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · es concuñada (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · sq baxhanak (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · zh 襟兄 (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · fr co-beau-frère (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · ko 동서 (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · pt concunhado (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · zh 襟弟 (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · eo kunbofrato (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · bg баджанак (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · fr beau-frère (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · ik aŋayunġuq (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · ik nukaunġuq (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · yo àútà (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · sh баџо (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · it concognato (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · zza becenağ (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · hy քենակալ (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · tr bacanak (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · ms biras (co-sibling-in-law) (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · fa باجناق (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · el σύγαμπρος (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · es concuñado (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · ca concunyat (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · el μπατζανάκης (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · pl mąż siostry żony (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · de Schwager (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · sh пашaнац (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · de Schwippschwager (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · gl concuñado (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · sh zaovac (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · tl bilas (co-sibling-in-law) (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · ru свояк (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · sh pašènog (one's spouse's brother-in-law) · gl concuñada (one's spouse's brother-in-law)