Contents
- 1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
- 1.2.1 Usage notes
- 1.2.2 Hypernyms
- 1.2.3 Related terms
- 1.2.4 Translations
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
uncle-in-law (plural uncles-in-law)
- (nonstandard) The husband of one's uncle or aunt (parent's sibling).
1871, William Lindsay, Inquiry into the Christian law, as to the relationships which bar marriage[1], page 86:
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- (nonstandard) The uncle of one's spouse.
- The uncle of one's husband.
- 2012 August 11, anonymous, Vernon Dursley, Harry Potter Wiki
- Vernon would later become an uncle-in-law to Harry's wife, Ginny and a great-uncle to Harry and Ginny's children, James Sirius Potter, Albus Severus Potter and Lily Luna Potter.
- 2012 August 11, anonymous, Vernon Dursley, Harry Potter Wiki
- The uncle of one's wife.
- The uncle of one's husband.
Usage notes[edit]
Both meanings commonly used for uncle-in-law are used to define a distinction between someone who is an uncle by marriage (i.e., an in-law) and someone who is an uncle by blood (i.e., a brother of one of your parents). However both meanings are included within the standard definition of uncle, and for those who use this term, and a user may be trying to convey only one or both of the meanings given here. In general, unless there is a need for specificity, the use of uncle is to be preferred.
Hypernyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
husband of one's aunt
- French: oncle par alliancem
- German: Schwiegeronkelm
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Swedish: svärfarbrorc (father's sister's husband), svärmorbrorc (mother's sister's husband)
- Vietnamese: bác(vi), bác trai, bác dượng, chú(vi), chú dượng, dượng(vi)
husband of one's uncle
- French: oncle par alliancem
- German: Schwiegeronkelm
- Swedish: svärfarbrorc (father's brother's husband), svärmorbrorc (mother's brother's husband)
uncle of one's husband
- French: bel-oncle(fr)m
- German: Schwiegeronkelm
- Swedish: svärfarbrorc (husband's father's brother), svärmorbrorc (husband's mother's brother)
uncle of one's wife
- French: bel-oncle(fr)m
- German: Schwiegeronkelm
- Swedish: svärfarbrorc (wife's father's brother), svärmorbrorc (wife's mother's brother)