co-brother-in-law

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Etymology

From co- + brother-in-law or co-brother + -in-law.

Noun

co-brother-in-law

1. (uncommon) One's spouse's brother-in-law (one's spouse's sibling's husband), especially one's wife's sister's husband; either of two (or more) men who marry sisters, in relation to the other; the brother of one spouse in relation to the siblings of the other spouse.
2. (uncommon) One's brother-in-law's or sister-in-law's brother; that is, one's sibling's spouse's brother; either of two (or more) men whose siblings are married to each other.

Synonyms

• co-brother (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu) (much more common)
• (secondary sense) co-uncle (in relation to a common niece or nephew)

Related terms

• co-in-law
• co-father-in-law
• co-husband

Translations

• German: Schwippschwager, (often also simply) Schwager
• Italian: concognato
• Portuguese: concunhado, concunhada
• Spanish: concuñado, concuñada

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