Family words in German
Words for family members and other relatives in German, a West Germanic
language spoken mainly in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Lichtenstein
Key to abbreviations: m = male, f = female
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Deutsch (German) |
family |
familie |
| family |
die Familie |
| parents |
die Eltern |
| father |
der Vater; Vati; Pa |
| mother |
die Mutter; Mutti; Ma |
| children |
die Kinder |
| son |
der Sohn |
| daughter |
die Tochter |
| husband |
der Mann |
| wife |
die Frau |
| brother |
der Bruder |
| sister |
die Schwester |
| uncle |
der Onkel |
| aunt |
die Tante |
| cousin |
der Cousin (m); die Cousine (f) |
| nephew |
der Neffe |
| niece |
die Nichte |
| grandparents |
die Großeltern |
| grandfather |
der Großvater |
| grandmother |
die Großmutter |
| grandchildren |
die Enkelkinder |
| grandson |
der Enkel |
| granddaughter |
die Enkelin |
| father-in-law |
der Schwiegervater |
| mother-in-law |
die Schwiegermutter |
| brother-in-law |
der Schwager; Schwippschwager (spouse's sister's husband) |
| sister-in-law |
die Schwägerin; Schwippschwägerin (spouse's brother's wife) |
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Family words in German
http://german.about.com/library/blfamilie.htm
http://www.smartphrase.com/German/ge_you-family_voc.shtml#Relations
Family words in Germanic languages
http://www.ielanguages.com/germanic_family.html
Family words in Germanic languages
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Dutch,
English,
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German,
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Family words in other languages
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