oncl'ye
Norman
Alternative forms
- aonclle (Guernsey)
Etymology
From Old French oncle, from Vulgar Latin *(av)unclus, from Latin avunculus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂euh₂-n-tlo, diminutive of *h₂ewh₂-n-, enlargement of *h₂ewh₂o-.
Noun
oncl'ye m (plural oncl'yes)
Synonyms
- tonton m
Derived terms
- grand-oncl'ye m (“great-uncle”)
Categories:
- Norman terms inherited from Old French
- Norman terms derived from Old French
- Norman terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
- Norman terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Norman terms inherited from Latin
- Norman terms derived from Latin
- Norman terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Norman terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norman lemmas
- Norman nouns
- Norman masculine nouns
- Jersey Norman
- nrf:Family
- nrf:Male