Words for family members and other relatives in Swedish, a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Sweden and Finland.
svenska (Swedish) | |
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family | familj |
parents | föräldrar |
father | far; pappa |
mother | mamma; mor |
children | barn |
son | son |
daughter | dotter |
husband | man |
wife | hustru; fru |
brother | bror |
sister | syster |
uncle | farbror (pt); morbror (mt) |
aunt | faster (pt); moster (mt) |
cousin | kusin |
nephew | brorson; (brother's son); systerson; (sister's son); nevö |
niece | brorsdotter; (brother's daughter); systerdotter; (sister's daughter) |
grandparents | farföräldar (pt); morföräldar (mt) |
grandfather | farfar (pt); morfar (mt) |
grandmother | farmor (pt); mormor (mt) |
grandchildren | barnbarn |
grandson | sonson; (son's son); dotterson; (daughter's son) |
granddaughter | sondotter; (son's daughter); dotterdotter; (daughter's daughter) |
father-in-law | svärfar |
mother-in-law | svärmor |
brother-in-law | svåger |
sister-in-law | svägerska |
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