filleonkel
Appearance
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]filleonkel m (definite singular filleonkelen, indefinite plural filleonkler, definite plural filleonklene)
- (chiefly colloquial) the husband of one's aunt
- (chiefly colloquial) uncle (the male cousin of one’s parent)
- 2003, Pål Gerhard Olsen, Pinse:
- hun [må] tåle å tørrprate med morens fetter, hennes filleonkel, Hans Petter
- she [must] endure dry talk with her mother's cousin, her male cousin, Hans Petter
- (chiefly colloquial) a close male friend of one's parents
- 2001, Harald Berntsen, Ut, page 39:
- jeg ble lært opp til å kalle [mors og fars venner] onkler og tanter og skjønte først langt seinere at de bare var filletanter og filleonkler
- I was taught to call [mother's and father's friends] uncles and aunts and only realized much later that they were just close friends of my parents
- great-uncle (an uncle of one's parent)
Related terms
[edit]- filletante (“first cousin once removed; female equivalent”)
References
[edit]- “filleonkel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “filleonkel” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “filleonkel” in Store norske leksikon
Anagrams
[edit]Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]fille + onkel, origin of the first part is unknown.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]filleonkel m (definite singular filleonkelen, indefinite plural filleonklar, definite plural filleonklane)
- first cousin once removed (your parent's male cousin)
- near male friend or other male relative of the family, who acts like an uncle for the children
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “filleonkel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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- nb:Male family members
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