oncle

/ɔ̃kl/

le noun A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les oncles

Meaning

  1. uncle

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Onkel

Onkel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "uncle."

Spanish

tío

tío is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "uncle."

Portuguese

tio

tio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "uncle."

Practice

1 What does oncle mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mon ___ vit à la campagne.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches oncle?

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