Words for family members and other relatives in Icelandic, a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Iceland.
| Íslenska (Icelandic) | |
|---|---|
| family | fjölskylda |
| parents | foreldrar |
| father | faðir pabbi |
| mother | móðir mamma |
| children | börn |
| son | sonur |
| daughter | dóttir |
| husband | eiginmaður |
| wife | kona |
| brother | bróðir |
| sister | systir |
| uncle | frændi föðurbróðir (father's brother) móðurbróðir (mother's brother) |
| aunt | frænka |
| cousin | frændi |
| nephew | frændi bróðursonur (brother's son) systursonur (sister's son) |
| niece | frænka bróðurdóttir (brother's daughter) systurdóttir (sister's daughter) |
| grandparents | ömmur |
| grandfather | afi |
| grandmother | amma |
| grandchildren | barnabörn |
| grandson | barnabarn |
| granddaughter | barnabarn |
| father-in-law | tengdafaðir |
| mother-in-law | tengdamóðir |
| brother-in-law | mágur |
| sister-in-law | mágkona |
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Family words in Germanic languages
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