Masculine
Vetter
- (dated, masculine, mixed, regional) male cousin
- (masculine, mixed, obsolete) paternal uncle
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
gschwischtertikind
Basel-Landschaft
guusäng
Basel-Landschaft
vetter
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɛtər/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German veter, vetere, from Old High German fetiro (“father's brother”), fatureo, from Proto-West Germanic *faderjō or *fadurjō.
cousin
primo
cugino
primo
neef
cosí
kuzen
ξάδερφος
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