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English
Etymology
Via ME. and OF. oncle, from L. avunculus âmotherâs brotherâ but literally "little grandfather", the diminutive of avus "grandfather," from the Proto-Indo-Euroean root awo- "grandfather, adult male relative other than one's father"
:this word replaced O.E. eam (usually maternal; paternal uncle was fædera), which represents the Germanic form of the same root
Pronunciation
IPA|/ËÊÅkÉl/
audio|en-us-uncle.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|ÊÅkÉl
Noun
en-noun
- A brother or brother-in-law of someoneâs parent.
- context|figuratively A source of advice, encouragement, or help.
- context|UK|informal A pawnbroker.
- context|Southern US|colloquial A close male friend of the parents of a family.
Antonyms
italbrac|with regard to gender aunt
italbrac|with regard to ancestry niece, nephew
Derived terms
grand-uncle
great-uncle
great uncle
Dutch uncle
cry uncle
holler uncle
say uncle
Uncle Sam
Uncle Tom
Bobâs your uncle
Related terms
avuncular
See also
aunt
great-uncle
nephew
niece
Translations
While the English word does not distinguish between any of the possibilities listed below, similar terms in many other languages do.
trans-top|brother of someoneâs father
Albanian: xhaxha
Arabic: Arab|عÙ
(Êamm) m
Armenian: Õ°Õ¸ÖÕ¥Õ²Õ¢Õ¡ÕµÖ (horeghbayr)
Bosnian: t-|bs|stric|m, t+|bs|amidža|m
Chinese:
Croatian: t+|hr|stric|m
Czech: t-|cs|strýc|m
Danish: t-|da|farbror|c, t-|da|onkel|c
Dutch: t+|nl|oom|m, italbrac|Flemish t-|nl|nonkel|m
Finnish: t+|fi|setä
French: t+|fr|oncle|m, tonton m italbrac|informal, oncle paternel m
German: Onkel m, italbrac|archaic Oheim m
Greek, Modern: Î¸ÎµÎ¯Î¿Ï (thÃos) m
Hebrew: ×××|×Ö¼×Ö¹× (dod) m
Hindi:
Icelandic: t+|is|föðurbróðir|m
Interlingua: t-|ia|oncle|xs=Interlingua
Italian: t+|it|zio|m, t-|it|zio paterno|m
Japanese:
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Kalispel-Pend d'Oreille: smamáÊ
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|Ù
اÙ
|trmam|scKUchar
Latin: t+|la|patruus|m
Old English: fædera m
Polish: t-|pl|stryj|m, t-|pl|stryjek|m, t-|pl|wuj|m, t-|pl|wujek|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|tio, t-|pt|tio paterno
Russian: t+|ru|дÑдÑ|m|trdjádja|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: brà thair-athar m
Serbian:
Seri: aaitz (younger)
Slovene: stric m, dundo m
Spanish: t+|es|tÃo|m, t-|es|tÃo paterno|m
Swedish: t+|sv|farbror|c, t-|sv|onkel|c
Tamil: பà¯à®°à®¿à®¯à®ªà¯à®ª (Peri'yappa) italbrac|fatherâs elder brother, à®à®¿à®¤à®ªà¯à®ª (Chi'thappa) italbrac|fatherâs younger brother
Turkish: t+|tr|amca
Vietnamese: bác italbrac|fatherâs elder brother, chú italbrac|fatherâs younger brother
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trans-top|brother of someoneâs mother
Albanian: t+|sq|dajë|xs=Albanian
Arabic: Arab|خا٠(xÄl) m
Armenian: Õ´Õ¸ÖÕ¥Õ²Õ¢Õ¡ÕµÖ (moreghbayr), ÖÕ¥Õ¼Õ« (kâeÅi)
Bosnian: t-|bs|ujak|m, t+|bs|daidža|m
Chinese: è
ç¶ (jiùfù), è
è
(jiùjiu)
Croatian: t-|hr|ujak|m
Czech: t-|cs|strýc|m
Danish: t-|da|morbror|c, t-|da|onkel|c
Dutch: t+|nl|oom|m, italbrac|Flemish t-|nl|nonkel|m
Finnish: t+|fi|eno
French: t+|fr|oncle|m, tonton m italbrac|informal, oncle maternel m
German: t+|de|Onkel|m
Greek, Modern: Î¸ÎµÎ¯Î¿Ï (thÃos) m
Hebrew: ×××|×Ö¼×Ö¹× (dod) m
Hindi मामा (mÄmÄ)
Icelandic: t+|is|móðurbróðir|m
Interlingua: t-|ia|oncle|xs=Interlingua
Italian: t+|it|zio|m, t-|it|zio materno|m
Japanese:
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Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|خاڵ|trxall|scKUchar
Latin: t+|la|avunculus|m
Malayalam: à´
à´®àµà´®à´¾à´µà´¨àµâ (ammaavan)
Old English: t-|ang|eam|m|altÄam|xsOld English
Pitjantjatjara: unicode|mama maḻatja italbrac|fatherâs younger brother; unicode|mama puḻka italbrac|fatherâs older brother
Polish: t-|pl|wuj|m, t-|pl|wujek|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|tio, t-|pt|tio materno
Russian: t+|ru|дÑдÑ|m|trdjádja|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: brà thair-mà thar m
Serbian:
Slovene: stric m, dundo m
Spanish: t+|es|tÃo|m, t-|es|tÃo materno|m
Swedish: t+|sv|morbror|c, t-|sv|onkel|c
Tamil: (mama)
Turkish: t+|tr|dayı
Vietnamese: cáºu italbrac|for both elder and younger one than mother, mostly for southerners; for northerners "bác" is for elder one, "chú" for younger one
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trans-top|someoneâs fatherâs brother-in-law; husband of someoneâs paternal aunt
Albanian: t+|sq|dajë|xs=Albanian
Bosnian: t+|bs|tetak|m, t+|bs|teÄo|m
Chinese: å§ç¶ (gÅ«fù), å§ä¸ (gÅ«zhà ng)
Danish: t-|da|onkel|c
Dutch: t+|nl|oom|m, italbrac|Flemish t-|nl|nonkel|m
Finnish: t-|fi|setäpuoli
French: t+|fr|oncle|m
Greek, Modern: Î¸ÎµÎ¯Î¿Ï (thÃos) m
Hebrew: ×××|×Ö¼×Ö¹× (dod) m
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Interlingua: t-|ia|oncle|xs=Interlingua
Pitjantjatjara: unicode|kamuá¹u italbrac|motherâs brother; kulypal, kulypalpa italbrac|motherâs brother
Polish: t-|pl|wuj|m, t-|pl|wujek|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|tio|m
Russian: t+|ru|дÑдÑ|m|trdjádja|scCyrl
Serbian:
Swedish: farbror c, fars svåger c, ingift farbror c
Tamil: (ath'thim'ber)
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trans-top|someoneâs motherâs brother-in-law; husband of someoneâs maternal aunt
Albanian: xhaxha
Bosnian: t+|bs|tetak|m, t+|bs|teÄo|m
Chinese: å§¨ç¶ (yÃfù), å§¨ä¸ (yÃzhà ng)
Danish: t-|da|onkel|c
Dutch: t+|nl|oom|m, italbrac|Flemish t-|nl|nonkel|m
Finnish: t-|fi|enopuoli
French: t+|fr|oncle|m
Greek, Modern: Î¸ÎµÎ¯Î¿Ï (thÃos) m
Hebrew: ×××|×Ö¼×Ö¹× (dod) m
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Interlingua: t-|ia|oncle|xs=Interlingua
Polish: t-|pl|wuj|m, t-|pl|wujek|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|tio|m
Russian: t+|ru|дÑдÑ|m|trdjádja|scCyrl
Serbian:
Swedish: morbror c, mors svåger c, ingift morbror c
Tamil: பà¯à®°à®¿à®¯à®ªà¯à®ª (Peri'yappa) italbrac|motherâs elder brother-in-law, à®à®¿à®¤à®ªà¯à®ª (Chi'thappa) italbrac|motherâs younger brother-in-law
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trans-top|source of advice, encouragement, or help
Armenian: ÖÕ¥Õ¼Õ« (kâeÅi)
Dutch: t+|nl|oompje|m, t-|nl|suikeroom|m
Finnish: t-|fi|kummisetä
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Japanese: 話ç¸æ (hanashiaite)
Portuguese: t+|pt|tio|m
Russian: t+|ru|дÑдÑ|m|trdjádja|scCyrl
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trans-top|UK informal: pawnbroker
Albanian: fajdexhi
Danish: t-|da|onkel|c
Dutch: t-|nl|pandjesbaas|m
French: t-|fr|ma tante
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Russian: t-|ru|ÑоÑÑовÑик|m|trrostovÅ¡ÄÃk|scCyrl
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trans-top|close male friend of the parents
Albanian: xhaxha, bacë
Bosnian: Äiko m
Finnish: t+|fi|setä
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Portuguese: t+|pt|tio|m
Serbian:
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ttbc|Breton: eontr m (1,2), eontr da-heul (3,4), t-|br|tonton|m|xs=Breton italbrac|childâs language
ttbc|Bulgarian: ÑиÑо (ÄiÄo) m (1), вÑйÑо (vujÄo) m (2)
ttbc|Catalan: [1,2,3,4] t-|ca|tiu m, t+|ca|oncle|m
ttbc|CJKV Characters: å (1: younger brother), å° (1: younger brother), 伯 (1: elder brother)
ttbc|Czech: strýc z druhého kolena (3,4) m
ttbc|Esperanto: t-|eo|onklo|xs=Esperanto
ttbc|Frisian: omke m
ttbc|GuaranÃ: tuty (2)
ttbc|Hungarian: nagybátya, nagybácsi, bácsi; zálogházas
ttbc|Ido: tø|ido|onklo
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ttbc|Indonesian: paman, t+|id|oom|xs=Indonesian
ttbc|Irish: uncail m4
ttbc|Korean: ìì ì¨ (ajeossi), ì¼ì´ (samchon)
ttbc|Latin: patruus politicus (3), avunculus politicus (4)
ttbc|Romanian: unchi m
ttbc|Slovak: strýc, strýko (1), ujo, uÄok (2) m, svák (3,4) m
ttbc|Swahili: baba mkubwa, mdogo (1), mjomba (2)
ttbc|Telugu:(mAma)t|te|మామ|scTelu,(redanAna)t|te|à°ªà±à°¦à°¨à°¾à°¨|scTelu, (bAbAyi)t|te|బాబాయి|sc=Telu
ttbc|Tupinambá: uba (t-, t-) (1), tutyra (2)
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