svat

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech svat, from Proto-Slavic *svatъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsvat]

Noun

svat m anim (female equivalent svatka)

1. (rare) co-father-in-law
2. (rare) some other in-law
3. (dialectal) wedding guest

   Synonym: svatebčan

Declension

Declension of svat (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	svat	svati
genitive	svata	svatů
dative	svatovi, svatu	svatům
accusative	svata	svaty
vocative	svate	svati
locative	svatovi, svatu	svatech
instrumental	svatem	svaty

Coordinate terms

Czech family terms

rodina (“family”)		Male	Female	Neutral
parent		otec (“father”) nursery: táta	matka (“mother”) nursery: máma	rodič (“parent”)
grandparent	paternal	dědeček (“paternal grandfather”) nursery: děda	babička (“paternal grandmother”) nursery: bába	prarodič (“grandparent”)
	maternal1	stařeček (“maternal grandfather”)	stařenka (“maternal grandmother”)
sibling		bratr (“brother”)	sestra (“sister”)	sourozenec (“sibling”)
cousin		bratranec (“male cousin”)	sestřenice (“female cousin”)	–
second cousin		vlastník, bratránek (“male second cousin”)	vlastnice, sestřenka (“female second cousin”)	–
child		syn (“son”)	dcera (“daughter”)	dítě (“child”)
grandchild		vnuk (“grandson”)	vnučka (“granddaughter”)	vnouče (“grandchild”)
parent's sibling	paternal	strýc (“paternal uncle”)	strýna (“paternal aunt”)2	–
	maternal	ujec (“maternal uncle”)2	teta (“maternal aunt”)	–
sibling's child		synovec (“nephew”)	neteř (“niece”)	–
spouse		manžel (“husband”)	manželka (“wife”)	choť (“spouse”)
spouse's parent		tchán (“father-in-law”)	tchyně (“mother-in-law”)	–
child's spouse		zeť (“son-in-law”)	snacha (“daughter-in-law”)	–
child's spouse's parent		svat (“co-father-in-law”)	svatka (“co-mother-in-law”)	–
sibling's spouse		švagr (“sibilar brother-in-law”)	švagrová (“sibilar ister-in-law”)	–
spouse's sibling3	marital	deveř (“marital brother-in-law”)	zelva (“marital sister-in-law”)	–
	uxorial	šír (“uxorial brother-in-law”)	svěst (“uxorial sister-in-law”)	–
stepparent		otčím (“stepfather”)	macecha (“stepmother”)	–
stepchild		pastorek (“stepson”)	pastorkyně (“stepdaughter”)	–
more distant: pra- (“grand- / once removed”) through a more distant ancestor: z druhého kolena (“second”) only through one parent: poloviční (“half-”) not blood relative: nevlastní (“step-”)

¹ Literary (the usual terms today are dědeček and babička).
² Literary (the usual terms today are strýc and teta).
³ Obsolete (replaced by švagr and švagrová).

Derived terms

• svatba

Further reading

• “svat”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “svat”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “svat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Romanian

Noun

svat n (plural svaturi)

1. alternative form of sfat

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	svat	svatul	svaturi	svaturile
genitive-dative	svat	svatului	svaturi	svaturilor
vocative	svatule		svaturilor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svatъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʋât/

Noun

svȁt m anim (Cyrillic spelling сва̏т)

1. matchmaker
2. attendant of a wedding

Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “svat”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026