Words for family members and other relatives in Breton, a Brythonic Celtic language spoken mainly in Brittany in the the northwest of France.
Key to abbreviations: m = male, f = female
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | |
|---|---|
| family | tiegezh |
| parents | tud / karant |
| father | tad |
| mother | mamm |
| children | bugale |
| son | mab |
| daughter | merc'h |
| husband | gwaz |
| wife | gwreg |
| brother | breur |
| sister | c'hoar |
| uncle | eontr |
| aunt | moereb |
| cousin | kenderv (m) keniterv (f) |
| nephew | niz |
| niece | nizez |
| grandparents | tudoù-kozh |
| grandfather | tad-kozh sira-wynn |
| grandmother | mamm-gozh |
| grandchildren | mibion |
| grandson | mab-bihan |
| granddaughter | merc'h vihan |
| grand nephew | gou(r)ni |
| grand niece | gou(r)nizez |
| great grandfather | tad-kuñv / gourdad-kozh |
| great grandmother | mamm-guñv / gourvamm |
| great uncle | goureontr |
| great aunt | gourvoereb |
| father-in-law | tud-kaer |
| mother-in-law | vamm-gaer |
| brother-in-law | breur-kaer |
| sister-in-law | c'hoar-gaer |
Breton, Cornish, Welsh, Irish, Manx, Scottish Gaelic
Family words in other languages
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