nonkel

Meaning

uncle (brother of someone’s father or mother)

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Etymology

From French oncle, with a prothetic n- via metanalysis, from den onkel and other pronominal and adjectival forms with masculine -en in spoken Flemish.

Sentences

Iedere zomer logeert hij een maand op de camping van zijn nonkel .

Every summer, he stays at his uncle's campsite for a month.