farbror

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Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Old Norse fǫðurbróðir, equivalent to far +‎ bror.

Noun

farbror

  1. paternal uncle, one's father's brother

Declension

Declension of farbror
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)

  1. uncle on the father's side

References

Swedish

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Swedish kinship terms

Etymology

far +‎ bror

Pronunciation

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Noun

farbror c

  1. a paternal uncle
  2. (somewhat dated) a term of address for an older man
  3. a slightly humorous or childish term, title or nickname for a man or older man in general

Declension

Declension of farbror
nominative genitive
singular indefinite farbror farbrors
definite farbrodern farbroderns
plural indefinite farbröder farbröders
definite farbröderna farbrödernas

See also

References

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