Words for family members and other relatives in Icelandic, a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Iceland.
Íslenska (Icelandic) | |
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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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