filleonkel

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

fille +‎ onkel, origin of the first part is unknown. Last part from French oncle (“uncle”), from Middle French oncle (“uncle”), from Old French oncle (“uncle”), from Vulgar Latin (av)unclus, *aunclus, from Latin avunculus (“maternal uncle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪlːə.uŋkəl/

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• Rhymes: -əl
• Hyphenation: fil‧le‧on‧kel

Noun

filleonkel m (definite singular filleonkelen, indefinite plural filleonkler, definite plural filleonklene)

1. (chiefly colloquial) the husband of one's aunt
2. (chiefly colloquial) uncle (the male cousin of one’s parent)
   • 2003, Pål Gerhard Olsen, Pinse:

     hun [må] tåle å tørrprate med morens fetter, hennes filleonkel, Hans Petter

     she [must] endure dry talk with her mother's cousin, her male cousin, Hans Petter

3. (chiefly colloquial) a close male friend of one's parents
   • 2001, Harald Berntsen, Ut, page 39:

     jeg ble lært opp til å kalle [mors og fars venner] onkler og tanter og skjønte først langt seinere at de bare var filletanter og filleonkler

     I was taught to call [mother's and father's friends] uncles and aunts and only realized much later that they were just close friends of my parents

4. great-uncle (an uncle of one's parent)

Related terms

• filletante (“first cousin once removed; female equivalent”)

References

• “filleonkel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “filleonkel” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “filleonkel” in Store norske leksikon

Anagrams

• folliklene

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

fille +‎ onkel, origin of the first part is unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /filːəuŋkəl/

Noun

filleonkel m (definite singular filleonkelen, indefinite plural filleonklar, definite plural filleonklane)

1. first cousin once removed (your parent's male cousin)
2. near male friend or other male relative of the family, who acts like an uncle for the children

See also

• filletante

References

• “filleonkel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.