Definition
The brother of a parent, or the husband or male partner of a parent’s sibling.
Translations
- English
- uncle
- Français
- oncle
- Türkçe
- amca veya dayı
- Polski
- wujek
- Русский
- дядя
- Українська
- дядько
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Onkel
- A1
- Noun
- People & Family
uncle
/deːɐ̯ ˈɔŋkl̩/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Onkel
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Mein Onkel lebt in Köln.NominativSing.My uncle lives in Cologne.
- Der Onkel besucht uns am Sonntag.NominativSing.The uncle visits us on Sunday.
- Mein Onkel wohnt in Köln.NominativSing.My uncle lives in Cologne.
- Der Onkel besucht uns am Wochenende.NominativSing.The uncle visits us at the weekend.
- Ich besuche meinen Onkel.AkkusativSing.I visit my uncle.
- Wir sprechen mit unserem Onkel.DativSing.We talk to our uncle.
- Meine beiden Onkel leben in Deutschland.NominativPlur.Both of my uncles live in Germany.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Onkel/ˈɔŋkl̩/
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Article phrase
der Onkel/deːɐ̯ ˈɔŋkl̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Onkel | die Onkel |
| Akkusativ | den Onkel | die Onkel |
| Dativ | dem Onkel | den Onkeln |
| Genitiv | des Onkels | der Onkel |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationmein Onkel
- Collocationden Onkel besuchen
- Collocationder Onkel besucht
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word