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Onkel
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onkel
German
Etymology
de :bor fr:oncle
de fr oncle.
Pronunciation
de /ˈɔŋkəl/
de On kel
de De-Onkel.ogg
de De-Onkel2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,,-:s[colloquial]
uncle
de Oheim archaic
de Tante
Usage notes
The most common plural is Onkel. The form Onkels is frequent in northern colloquial German and has become partly acceptable in standard usage (for example in prose, but not in elevated or official style).
Declension
m,,-:s
Derived terms
de Erbonkel Großonkel onkelhaft
Descendants
da onkel 1
lv onkulis 1
Further reading
de
de Male family members
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
hrx /ˈɔŋkl̩/
Noun
m Onkel
uncle
Further reading
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare de Onkel, en uncle.
Pronunciation
pdc /ˈɔŋkəl/ [ˈɔŋkl̩]
Noun
pdc noun m plural Onkel
uncle
pdc Male family members
Plautdietsch
Noun
pdt noun m plural Onkels
uncle
pdt Family
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From stq ofs onkel, from stq gem-pro *ankulaz.
Noun
stq noun m
stq anatomy ankle