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filleonkel.

the husband of one's aunt

10 characters3 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/fɪlːə.uŋkəl/
  1. the husband of one's aunt

    colloquial · masculine
  2. uncle (the male cousin of one’s parent)

    colloquial · masculine
  3. a close male friend of one's parents

    colloquial · masculine
  4. great-uncle (an uncle of one's parent)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

fille + onkel, origin of the first part is unknown. Last part from French oncle (“uncle”), from Middle French oncle (“uncle”), from Old French oncle (“uncle”), from Vulgar Latin (av)unclus, *aunclus, from Latin avunculus (“maternal uncle”).

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