dever
деверdȅver · /dêʋer/ · masc.
NOUN
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brother-in-lawMoj dever živi u Nemačkoj sa porodicom. — My husband's brother lives in Germany with his family.Za slavu nam dolaze dever i jetrva. — My brother-in-law and his wife are coming to our slava.
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(at a wedding) the bride's escortDever je doveo mladu do crkve. — The bride's escort brought her to the church.
As a kinship term, it refers only to the husband's brother; the wife's brother is šurak, a sister's husband is zet.
Declension, masc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | dever | deveri |
| Gen. | devera | devera |
| Dat. | deveru | deverima |
| Acc. | devera | devere |
| Voc. | deveru | deveri |
| Ins. | deverom | deverima |
| Loc. | deveru | deverima |
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Updated 13 October 2026