See also: Onkel

Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed via German Onkel from French oncle, from Latin avunculus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈonˀɡəl/, [ˈɔ̝ŋˀɡ̊l̩], [ˈɔ̽ŋˀɡ̊l̩], [ˈɔ̽ŋˀkl̩]

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onkel c (singular definite onklen or (unofficial) onkelen, plural indefinite onkler)

  1. uncle

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From French oncle (uncle), from Middle French oncle (uncle), from Old French oncle (uncle), from Vulgar Latin (av)unclus, *aunclum, from Latin avunculus.

Noun

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onkel m (definite singular onkelen, indefinite plural onkler, definite plural onklene)

  1. an uncle
  2. (slang) the police.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From French oncle, from Latin avunculus.

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onkel m (definite singular onkelen, indefinite plural onklar, definite plural onklane)

  1. an uncle
  2. (slang) the police.

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed via German Onkel from French oncle, from Latin avunculus.

Usage notes

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Generally rare, except for certain fixed phrases. In most cases, synonyms morbror (maternal uncle) or farbror (paternal uncle) would be used instead.

Noun

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onkel c

  1. (rare, now chiefly a historical translation of "uncle" and the like) an uncle
    Onkel Sam
    Uncle Sam
    Onkel Toms stuga
    Uncle Tom's Cabin

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Declension of onkel 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative onkel onkeln onklar onklarna
Genitive onkels onkelns onklars onklarnas

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