Meaning
9 sensesThe brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
Onkel
дя́дяdjádja, дя́дькаdjádʹka, дя́дюшкаdjádjuška
дя́дькоdjádʹko
The male cousin of one’s parent.
(endearing)Used as a fictive kinship title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.
(euphemistic)Used as a title for the male companion to one's (usually unmarried) parent.
(figuratively)A source of advice, encouragement, or help.
дя́дяdjádja
a source of help and advice and encouragement
(UK, dated, informal)A pawnbroker.
ростовщи́кrostovščík
(especially)An affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
дя́дяdjádja
дя́дькоdjádʹko
(Brunei, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, informal)Any middle-aged or elderly man older than the speaker and/or listener.
(Southern US, archaic, slang)An older African-American male.
Examples
1053 sentencesMy uncle gave me a book.
Мій дядько дав мені книжку.
ruДядя дал мне книгу.
deMein Onkel gab mir ein Buch.
My uncle lives near the school.
Мій дядько живе біля школи.
ruМой дядя живёт рядом со школой.
deMein Onkel wohnt in der Nähe der Schule.
Our uncle bought us movie tickets.
Наш дядько купив нам квитки в кіно.
ruНаш дядя купил нам билеты в кино.
deUnser Onkel hat uns Kinokarten gekauft.
My uncle gave me a camera.
Мій дядько дав мені камеру.
ruМой дядя подарил мне фотоаппарат.
deMein Onkel hat mir eine Kamera gegeben.
My uncle works in this office.
Мій дядько працює в цьому офісі.
ruМой дядя работает в этом офисе.
deMein Onkel arbeitet in diesem Büro.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English uncle, borrowed from Anglo-Norman uncle and Old French oncle, from VulFrom Middle English uncle, borrowed from Anglo-Norman uncle and Old French oncle, from Vulgar Latin *aunclum, from Latin avunculus (“maternal uncle”, literally “little grandfather”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂euh₂-n-tlo- (“little grandfather”), a dialectal diminutive of *h₂éwh₂ō (“grandfather, adult male relative other than one’s father”) (whence also Latin avus (“grandfather”)). Displaced native Middle English em (“uncle”) from Old English ēam (“maternal uncle”), containing the same Proto-Indo-European root, and Old English fædera (“paternal uncle”). Compare Saterland Frisian Unkel (“uncle”), Dutch nonkel (“uncle”), German Low German Unkel (“uncle”), German Onkel (“uncle”), Danish onkel (“uncle”). More at eam and eame.
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Forms
plural: unclesSynonyms
7 synonymsAntonyms
5 antonymsWord family
39 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Family and people — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- aunt and uncle
- an an uncle
- visit his uncle
- with his uncle
- visit my uncle
- my uncle lives
- with my uncle
- my uncle in
- my uncle is
- my uncle gave
- his uncle in
- at his uncle's