yerna

Spanish

Etymology

From yerno +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈʝeɾna/ [ˈɟ͡ʝeɾ.na] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃeɾna/ [ˈʃeɾ.na] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʒeɾna/ [ˈʒeɾ.na] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eɾna
  • Syllabification: yer‧na

Noun

yerna f (plural yernas, masculine yerno, masculine plural yernos)

  1. (Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela) daughter-in-law
    Synonym: nuera

Further reading

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