onkel
Danish
editEtymology
editBorrowed via German Onkel from French oncle, from Latin avunculus.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editonkel c (singular definite onklen or (unofficial) onkelen, plural indefinite onkler)
Declension
editRelated terms
edit- morbror (“maternal uncle”), farbror (“paternal uncle”)
- tante (“aunt”)
- nevø (“nephew”), niece (“niece”)
References
edit- “onkel” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom French oncle (“uncle”), from Middle French oncle (“uncle”), from Old French oncle (“uncle”), from Vulgar Latin (av)unclus, *aunclum, from Latin avunculus.
Noun
editonkel m (definite singular onkelen, indefinite plural onkler, definite plural onklene)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- “onkel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom French oncle, from Latin avunculus.
Noun
editonkel m (definite singular onkelen, indefinite plural onklar, definite plural onklane)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- “onkel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editEtymology
editBorrowed via German Onkel from French oncle, from Latin avunculus.
Usage notes
editGenerally rare, except for certain fixed phrases. In most cases, synonyms morbror (maternal uncle) or farbror (paternal uncle) would be used instead.
Noun
editonkel c
- (rare, now chiefly a historical translation of "uncle" and the like) an uncle
- Onkel Sam
- Uncle Sam
- Onkel Toms stuga
- Uncle Tom's Cabin
Declension
editDeclension of onkel | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | onkel | onkeln | onklar | onklarna |
Genitive | onkels | onkelns | onklars | onklarnas |
Derived terms
edit- Onkel Sam (“Uncle Sam”)
See also
editReferences
edit- Danish terms borrowed from German
- Danish terms derived from German
- Danish terms borrowed from French
- Danish terms derived from French
- Danish terms derived from Latin
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- da:Family
- Norwegian Bokmål terms borrowed from French
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from French
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Middle French
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old French
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål slang
- nb:Family
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from French
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from French
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk slang
- nn:Family
- nn:Family members
- nn:Male family members
- Swedish terms borrowed from German
- Swedish terms derived from German
- Swedish terms borrowed from French
- Swedish terms derived from French
- Swedish terms derived from Latin
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish terms with rare senses
- Swedish terms with usage examples