Danish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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morbror

  1. maternal uncle; one's mother's brother

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Hypernyms

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From mor +‎ bror.

Noun

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morbror m (definite singular morbroren, indefinite plural morbrødre, definite plural morbrødrene)

  1. maternal uncle

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From mor +‎ bror.

Noun

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morbror m (definite singular morbroren, indefinite plural morbrør, definite plural morbrørne)

  1. maternal uncle

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse móðurbróðir, corresponding to mor +‎ bror.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊrˌbrʊr/, /ˈmʊrbrʊr/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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morbror c

  1. maternal uncle

Declension

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Declension of morbror
nominative genitive
singular indefinite morbror morbrors
definite morbrodern morbroderns
plural indefinite morbröder morbröders
definite morbröderna morbrödernas

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