UrsprungBorrowed via German Onkel from French oncle, from Latin avunculus.
- common-gender, rarean uncle
“Onkel Sam” — Uncle Sam
“Onkel Toms stuga” — Uncle Tom's Cabin
Formeronkel(indefinite, nominative, singular) · onkels(genitive, indefinite, singular) · onkeln(definite, nominative, singular) · onkelns(definite, genitive, singular) · onklar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · onklars(genitive, indefinite, plural) · onklarna(definite, nominative, plural) · onklarnas(definite, genitive, plural)