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.

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

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

• 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)