nääl

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *näälä. Cognate to Finnish näälä, Votic näälä, and Ingrian näälä.

Noun

nääl (genitive näälu, partitive näälu)

  1. brother-in-law (brother of one's wife)

Usage notes

In day-to-day speech, one would say naisevend instead.

Declension

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