[ˈɫeː.wɪr], [ˈlɛː.vir]
OriginFrom Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr (“one's brother-in-law”). For initial l- compare lingua, lacrima. The expected *-ver was possibly altered under the influence of vir (“man”).
- Late-Latin, declension-2one's husband's brother
Formslēvir(canonical, masculine) · lēvirī(genitive) · lēvir(nominative, singular) · lēvirī(nominative, plural) · lēvirī(genitive, singular) · lēvirōrum(genitive, plural) · lēvirō(dative, singular) · lēvirīs(dative, plural) · lēvirum(accusative, singular) · lēvirōs(accusative, plural) · lēvirō(ablative, singular) · lēvirīs(ablative, plural) · lēvir(singular, vocative) · lēvirī(plural, vocative) · laevir(alternative)
Source: Wiktionary