morbror

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse móðurbróðir, equivalent to mor (“mother”) +‎ bror (“brother”).

Noun

morbror

maternal uncle; one's mother's brother

Declension

Declension of morbror

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	morbror	morbroren	morbrødre	morbrødrene
genitive	morbrors	morbrorens	morbrødres	morbrødrenes

Hypernyms

onkel

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse móðurbróðir, corresponding to mor +‎ bror.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmʊrˌbrʊr/, /ˈmʊrbrʊr/
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Noun

morbror c

maternal uncle

Declension

Declension of morbror
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	morbror	morbrodern	morbröder	morbröderna
Genitive	morbrors	morbroderns	morbröders	morbrödernas

Derived terms

gammelmorbror

See also

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