See also: Onkel

Danish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

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

  1. uncle

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

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

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

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From French oncle, from Latin avunculus.

Noun edit

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

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

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Swedish edit

Etymology edit

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

Usage notes edit

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

Noun edit

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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