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Swedish kinship terms
Danish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Old Norse fǫðurbróðir, equivalent to far + bror.
Noun
farbror
- paternal uncle, one's father's brother
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | farbror | farbroren | farbrødre | farbrødrene |
| genitive | farbrors | farbrorens | farbrødres | farbrødrenes |
Hypernyms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From far (“father”) + bror (“brother”).
Pronunciation
Noun
farbror m (plural farbroren)
- uncle on the father's side
References
- “farbror” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
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Noun
farbror c
- a paternal uncle
- (somewhat dated) a term of address for an older man
- a slightly humorous or childish term, title or nickname for a man or older man in general
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | farbror | farbrors |
| definite | farbrodern | farbroderns | |
| plural | indefinite | farbröder | farbröders |
| definite | farbröderna | farbrödernas |