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uncail.

uncle (brother of one's parent)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈuːŋkəlʲ/Munster/ˈuŋkəlʲ/Connacht/ˈɞŋkəlʲ/Connacht
  1. uncle (brother of one's parent)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From English uncle, from Anglo-Norman uncle, from Old French oncle, from Latin avunculus (“mother's brother”, literally “little grandfather”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os (“grandfather, adult male relative other than one's father”).

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