Words for family members and other relatives in Norwegian (norsk), a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway.
Key to abbreviations: m = male, f = female, pt = paternal (father's side), mt = maternal (mother's side).
norsk (Norwegian) | |
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family | familie |
parents | foreldre |
father | far; pappa |
mother | mamma; mor |
children | barn |
son | sønn |
daughter | datter |
husband | ektemann |
wife | kone |
brother | bror |
sister | søster |
uncle | onkel |
aunt | tante |
cousin | fetter (m); kusine (f) søskenbarn (pl) |
nephew | nevø |
niece | niese |
grandparents | besteforeldre |
grandfather | bestefar; farfar (pt); morfar (mt) |
grandmother | bestemor; farmor (pt); mormor (mt) |
grandchildren | barnebarn |
grandson | barnebarn |
granddaughter | barnebarn |
father-in-law | svigerfar |
mother-in-law | svigermor |
brother-in-law | svoger |
sister-in-law | svigerinne |
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