oncle

Concepts

uncle

father’s younger brother

mother’s brother

father’s elder brother

paternal uncle

mother

👩‍🍼

paternal

unc

codger

father’s brother

aunt

nuncle

old codger

unky

maternal uncle

Synonyms

tonton

oncle maternel

tante

oncle paternel

cadet

mononcle

paternel

père adoptif

frère du père

Translations

Onkel

zio

tío

oom

tio

oncle

Oheim

θείος

patruus

dayı

oncle

amca

avunculus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔ̃kl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: oncle

Inherited from Old French: oncle

Inherited from Latin: avunculus

In summary

Inherited from Middle French oncle, from Old French oncle, from Vulgar Latin *aunclum, from Latin avunculus.

Sentences

Il fuit la ville avec son oncle Mario et la Pomme d'Eden.

He flees the city with his uncle Mario and the Apple of Eden.

Charles entra comme apprenti chez son oncle à l'âge de douze ans .

Charles entered as an apprentice with his uncle at the age of twelve.