farbror

Danish

Alternative forms

farbroder

Etymology

Old Norse fǫðurbróðir, equivalent to far +‎ bror.

Noun

farbror

paternal uncle, one's father's brother

Declension

Declension of farbror

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	farbror	farbroren	farbrødre	farbrødrene
genitive	farbrors	farbrorens	farbrødres	farbrødrenes

Hypernyms

onkel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From far (“father”) +‎ bror (“brother”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɑrbrʊr/

Noun

farbror m (definite singular farbroren, indefinite plural farbrør, definite plural farbrørne)

uncle on the father's side

References

“farbror” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

far +‎ bror

Pronunciation

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Noun

farbror c

paternal uncle

Declension

Declension of farbror
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	farbror	farbrodern	farbröder	farbröderna
Genitive	farbrors	farbroderns	farbröders	farbrödernas

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