Onkel

See also: onkel

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French oncle.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔŋkəl/
  • Hyphenation: On‧kel
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Noun

Onkel m (strong, genitive Onkels, plural Onkel or (colloquial) Onkels)

  1. uncle
    Synonym: (archaic) Oheim

Usage notes

The most common plural is Onkel. The form Onkels is frequent in northern colloquial German and has become partly acceptable in standard usage (for example in prose, but not in elevated or official style).

Declension
Declension of Onkel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Onkel die Onkel, Onkels
genitive eines des Onkels der Onkel, Onkels
dative einem dem Onkel den Onkeln, Onkels
accusative einen den Onkel die Onkel, Onkels

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Danish: onkel
  • → Latvian: onkulis

Further reading
  • “Onkel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Onkel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Onkel” in Duden online
  • Onkel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔŋkl̩/

Noun

Onkel m (plural Onkel)

  1. uncle

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Onkel, English uncle.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔŋkəl/, [ˈɔŋkl̩]

Noun

Onkel m (plural Onkel)

  1. uncle

Plautdietsch

Noun

Onkel m (plural Onkels)

  1. uncle

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian onkel, from Proto-Germanic *ankulaz.

Noun

Onkel m

  1. (anatomy) ankle
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