onkel

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

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

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

1. uncle

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

• “onkel” in Den Danske Ordbog

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

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

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

• filleonkel
• grandonkel

• tante
• nevø, niese

• “onkel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From French oncle, from Latin avunculus.

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

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

• grandonkel

• tante
• nevø, niese

• “onkel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

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

Morbror (“maternal uncle”) or farbror (“paternal uncle”) would be used normally.

• Onkel Sam (“Uncle Sam”)

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

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