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gizinis nad gh
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your father-in-law

See also: gizhinis nad [N]

Note:
There is no simple independent word for father-in-law. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=zinis-/ father-in-law to make a full word:
  • ninzinis, inzinis, nizinis my father-in-law (1s-3s)
  • gizinis your father-in-law (2s-3s)
  • ozinisan h/ father-in-law
    • [MN] ozinisan h/ father-in-law/fathers-in-law (3s-3')
    • [BL] ozinisan h/ father-in-law (3s-3's)
    • [BL] ozinisa’ h/ fathers-in-law (3s-3'p)
Some basic forms of gizinis your father-in-law are:



gizinis sg; Stem: /=zinis-/