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In Swedish our words for many relationships follow a very simple system of composing relationships. A few examples: Mor = mother Far = father Bror = brother
by Agentlien 3y ago
In Swedish our words for many relationships follow a very simple system of composing relationships. A few examples:
Mor = mother
Far = father
Bror = brother
Morfar = mother's father
Farfar = father's father
Farmor = father's mother
Farfar = father's father
Farbror = father's brother
Morbror = mother's brother
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- blablablerg 3y agoBrorbror.. your brother's brother?
- onionisafruit 3y agoMy other brother Darryl
- xyproto 3y agoBrorbror and brorbrorbror could be any of the brothers, including yourself.
- lubutu 3y agoThe same is true in Norwegian, but then they go and ruin it all with "oldemor" = "great grandmother", instead of persisting with e.g. "mormormor".
- mgrund 3y agoAt least in danish, we have “bedstemor” which behaves likes “oldemor” in being the mother or fathers mom so it’s really that form that is consistent with the system and not the parent-specific forms.
- kitd 3y agoIn the midnight hour, she cried ....
- Sporktacular 3y agoNice.
- ochrist 3y agoThe mother of the oldemor is called tipoldemor, and after that you just add as many tips as you need (in Danish but probably also in Norwegian).
- ochrist 3y agoWe use the same in Danish, but also uses: Faster = fathers sister Moster = mothers sister You can also use tante (aunt) about these A farbror or morbror is often called an onkel (uncle).
- 3836293648 3y agoThat's still in Swedish, covered by the ...