oncle

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

oncle

from the Latin avunculus (maternal uncle), diminutive of avus (grandfather). (1080) uncle.

Definition

Synonyms

Feminine

Plural

oncles

Hyponyms

FBMB

Translations

  • germangerman:Oheim
  • englishenglish:uncle
  • arabicarabic:ﺧﺎل
  • chinesechinese:姨父
  • koreankorean:아저씨
  • danishdanish:onkel
  • spanishspanish:tío
  • finnishfinnish:setä
  • greekgreek:θείος
  • hebrewhebrew:דוד
  • hindihindi:मामा
  • italianitalian:zio
  • japanesejapanese:叔父
  • dutchdutch:ome
  • polishpolish:wujek
  • portugueseportuguese:tio
  • russianrussian:дядя
  • swedishswedish:morbror
  • turkishturkish:dayı
  • ukrainianukrainian:дядько

See also

avunculaire (adj.)