glos

Meaning

1. (Classical-Latin, declension-3) the sister of one’s husband, one’s sister-in-law
2. (Late-Latin, Medieval-Latin, declension-3) the wife of one’s brother, one’s sister-in-law

Concepts

sister-in-law

Synonyms

glōs

Translations

belle-sœur

Schnur

Schwägerin

κουνιάδα

νύφη

belle-soeur

cognata

diş

schoonzus

schoonzuster

zwagerin

behuwdzuster

zwageres

zwagersche

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɡɫoːs]

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European *ǵl̥h₂ōws (“sister-in-law”). Cognates include Ancient Greek γάλως (gálōs), Old Church Slavonic зълъва (zŭlŭva) (whence Russian золо́вка (zolóvka)), Phrygian γέλαρος (gélaros), and Old Armenian տալ (tal).