Meaning

3 senses
  1. The husband of one's uncle or aunt (parent's sibling).

    Schwiegeronkel, Schwiegeronkel

  2. The uncle of one's spouse.

    The uncle of one's husband.

    Schwiegeronkel

  3. The uncle of one's wife.

    Schwiegeronkel

Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
husband of one's aunt:

Origin

From uncle + -in-law.

From uncle + -in-law.

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Forms

plural: uncles-in-law
Singularuncle-in-law
Pluraluncles-in-law

irregular · Lesson

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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