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Meaning of vēdekļa | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[vædækla]

Definitions

  1. daughter-in-law (one's son's wife)
    declension-4, feminine
  2. locative singular of vedekla
    feminine, form-of, locative, singular
  3. genitive singular of vēdeklis
    form-of, genitive, masculine, singular

Examples

“otrdien, kad viņa nāca mājās, skaidri varēja redzēt, ka viņa bijusi dēla kāzās, jo kur tad viņa citur būtu dabūjusi jauno villaini, ja ne no vedeklas?”

on Tuesday, when she came home, one could easily see that she had been to (her) son's wedding, because where else would she have gotten that woolen shawl, if not from (her) daughter-in-law?

“tagad sāku saprast, ka arī man aug dēls, ka arī es kādreiz kādai meitenei kļūšu par vīramāti... no tā, kāds būs mans dēls pret iemīļoto, veidosies vedeklas un manas attiecības”

now I begin to realize that my son is growing, that someday I, too, will become some girl's mother-in-law... my relationship to my daughter-in-law will depend on what my son will be to (his) beloved

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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