onkelhaft
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]onkelhaft (strong nominative masculine singular onkelhafter, not comparable)
Usage notes
[edit]- The word may have a more negative tone than English avuncular, often implying a degree of officiousness or forced familiarity. More unambiguously positive words are väterlich and großväterlich.
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of onkelhaft (uncomparable)
Further reading
[edit]- “onkelhaft” in Duden online