Masculine
oom
uncle
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/oːm/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch oom, from Old Dutch *ōm, from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim (“maternal uncle”).
Related words
mother’s brother
father’s brother
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