onkel

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈonˀɡəl/, , ,

Noun

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

1. uncle

Declension

Related terms

• morbror (“maternal uncle”), farbror (“paternal uncle”)
• tante (“aunt”)
• nevø (“nephew”), niece (“niece”)

References

• “onkel” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• filleonkel
• grandonkel

Related terms

• tante
• nevø, niese

References

• “onkel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French oncle, from Latin avunculus.

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• grandonkel

Related terms

• tante
• nevø, niese

References

• “onkel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

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

Usage notes

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

Noun

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

Declension

Derived terms

• Onkel Sam (“Uncle Sam”)

See also

• farbror (“paternal uncle”)
• morbror (“maternal uncle”)

References

• onkel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• onkel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• onkel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)