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).
Dansk (Danish) | |
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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 |
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