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great-uncle en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Middle English gret-uncle, grete uncle, grete ouncle, equivalent to great- + uncle.

Meanings

1. An uncle of one's parent (i.e. a brother or brother-in-law of one's grandparent).

Forms

Antonyms

great-nephew (by reciprocal relationship) · great-aunt (by gender) · great-niece

Synonyms

granduncle · gruncle

Translations (62)

yue 外叔公 (uncle of one's parent) · nv acheii (uncle of one's parent) · es tío abuelo (uncle of one's parent) · yue 舅公 (uncle of one's parent) · de Grossoheim (uncle of one's parent) · la avunculus magnus (uncle of one's parent) · fi isosetä (uncle of one's parent) · la avunculus (uncle of one's parent) · nn grandonkel (uncle of one's parent) · cmn 舅祖 (uncle of one's parent) · cs prastrýc (uncle of one's parent) · cmn 舅爺 /舅爷 (uncle of one's parent) · mk пра́чичко (uncle of one's parent) · nb filleonkel (uncle of one's parent) · cy hen wncwl (uncle of one's parent) · cy hen ewythr (uncle of one's parent) · ru двою́родный дед (uncle of one's parent) · nv análí (uncle of one's parent) · la patruus magnus (uncle of one's parent) · yue 叔公 (uncle of one's parent) · pl stryjeczny dziadek (uncle of one's parent) · pt tio-avô (uncle of one's parent) · cmn 叔公 (uncle of one's parent) · nl oudoom (uncle of one's parent) · gl tío avó (uncle of one's parent) · de Grossonkel (uncle of one's parent) · fr grand-oncle (uncle of one's parent) · ro străunchi (uncle of one's parent) · it prozio (uncle of one's parent) · cmn 伯公 (uncle of one's parent) · cmn 伯祖父 (uncle of one's parent) · fi isoeno (uncle of one's parent) · hsb wulki wuj (uncle of one's parent) · nan-hbl 伯公 (uncle of one's parent) · pl wujeczny dziadek (uncle of one's parent) · ga seanuncail (uncle of one's parent) · ja 大叔父 (uncle of one's parent) · cmn 舅公 (uncle of one's parent) · eo praonklo (uncle of one's parent) · io preonklo (uncle of one's parent) · io preonklulo (uncle of one's parent) · yue 伯公 (uncle of one's parent) · hsb wulkowuj (uncle of one's parent) · sl prastric (uncle of one's parent) · grc πρόθειος (uncle of one's parent) · sv gammelonkel (uncle of one's parent) · cmn 伯祖 (uncle of one's parent) · cmn 叔祖父 (uncle of one's parent) · nan-hbl 舅公 (uncle of one's parent) · nb grandonkel (uncle of one's parent) · dsb stary wujk (uncle of one's parent) · nan-hbl 叔公 (uncle of one's parent) · ca besoncle (uncle of one's parent) · uk двою́рідний дід (uncle of one's parent) · yue 外伯公 (uncle of one's parent) · nrf grand-oncl'ye (uncle of one's parent) · de Großoheim (uncle of one's parent) · sv gammelmorbror (uncle of one's parent) · de Großonkel (uncle of one's parent) · cmn 叔祖 (uncle of one's parent) · ms datuk saudara (uncle of one's parent) · sv gammelfarbror (uncle of one's parent)