morbror
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse móðurbróðir, equivalent to mor (“mother”) + bror (“brother”).
Noun
morbror
- maternal uncle; one's mother's brother
Declension
Declension of morbror
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | morbror | morbroren | morbrødre | morbrødrene |
| genitive | morbrors | morbrorens | morbrødres | morbrødrenes |
Hypernyms
- onkel
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse móðurbróðir, corresponding to mor + bror.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmʊrˌbrʊr/, /ˈmʊrbrʊr/
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Noun
morbror c
- maternal uncle
Declension
| Declension of morbror | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | morbror | morbrodern | morbröder | morbröderna |
| Genitive | morbrors | morbroderns | morbröders | morbrödernas |
Derived terms
- gammelmorbror
See also
- farbror
- moster
- faster