Family words in Danish
Words for family members and other relatives in Danish, a North Germanic
language spoken mainly in Denmark.
Key to abbreviations: m = male, f = female, pt = paternal (father's side),
mt = maternal (mother's side).
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Dansk (Danish) |
| family |
familie |
| parents |
forældre |
| father |
far |
| mother |
mor |
| children |
børn |
| son |
søn |
| daughter |
datter |
| husband |
mand |
| wife |
kone |
| brother |
bror |
| sister |
søster |
| uncle |
onkel; farbror (pt); morbror (mt) |
| aunt |
tante; faster (pt); moster (mt) |
| cousin |
fætter (m); kusine (f) |
| nephew |
nevø |
| niece |
niece |
| grandparents |
bedsteforældre; farforældre (pt); morforældre (mt) |
| grandfather |
bedstefar; farfar (pt); morfar (mt) |
| grandmother |
bedstemor; farmor (pt); mormor (mt) |
| grandchildren |
børnebørn |
| grandson |
barnebarn |
| granddaughter |
barnebarn |
| father-in-law |
svigerfar; svigerfader |
| mother-in-law |
svigermor |
| brother-in-law |
svoger |
| sister-in-law |
svigerinde |
Information about Danish |
Useful phrases |
Silly phrases |
Numbers |
Family words |
Terms of endearment |
Tongue twisters |
Tower of Babel |
Learning materials
Links
Family words in Germanic languages
http://www.ielanguages.com/germanic_family.html
Family words in Germanic languages
Afrikaans,
Danish,
Dutch,
Faroese,
German,
Icelandic,
Norwegian,
Swedish,
Yiddish
Family words in other languages
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