Words for family members and other relatives in Afrikaans, Dutch, German, Yiddish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Faroese and Icelandic.
Key to abbreviations: m = male, f = female, pt = paternal (father's side), mt = maternal (mother's side).
| Afrikaans | Dutch (Nederlands) |
German (Deutsch) |
Yiddish (ײִדיש) |
Swedish (svenska) |
Danish (Dansk) |
Norwegian (norsk) |
Faroese (Føroyskt) |
Icelandic (Íslenska) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| family | familie | familie | die Familie | משפחה (Mishpokhe) |
familj | familie | familie | húsfólk hýski |
fjölskylda |
| parents | ouers | ouders | die Eltern | עלטערן (Eltern) |
föräldrar | forældre | foreldre | foreldur | foreldrar |
| father | vader | vader pappa |
der Vater Vati Pa |
פאָטער (Foter) טאַטע (Tate) |
far pappa |
far | far pappa |
faðir | faðir |
| mother | ma | moeder moer mamma |
die Mutter Mutti Ma |
מוטער (Muter) מאַמע (Mame) |
mamma mor |
mor | mamma mor |
móðir | móðir |
| children | kinders | kinderen | die Kinder | קינדער (Kinder) |
barn | børn | barn | barn | Börn |
| son | seun | zoon | der Sohn | זון (Zun) |
son | søn | sønn | sonur | sonur |
| daughter | dogter | dochter | die Tochter | טאָכטער (Tokhter) |
dotter | datter | datter | dóttir | dóttir |
| husband | man | man | der Mann | מאַן (Man) |
man | mand | ektemann | ektamaður maður |
eiginmaður |
| wife | vrou | vrouw | die Frau | פרוי (Froi) ווַייבּ (Vayb) |
hustru fru |
kone | kone | ektakona kona |
kona |
| brother | broer | broeder | der Bruder | ברודער (Bruder) |
bror | bror | bror | bróðir | bróðir |
| sister | suster | zuster | die Schwester | שוועסטער (Shvester) |
syster | søster | søster | systir | systir |
| uncle | oom | oom | der Onkel | פעטער (Feter) |
farbror (pt) morbror (mt) |
onkel farbror (pt) morbror (mt) |
onkel | faðirbróðir (pt) móðurbróðir (mt) |
frændi |
| aunt | tante | tante | die Tante | מומע (Mume) |
faster (pt) moster (mt) |
tante faster (pt) moster (mt) |
tante | fastir (pt) mostir (mt) |
frænka |
| cousin | neef | neef (m) nicht (f) |
der Cousin (m) die Cousine (f) |
קוזינע (Kuzyne) |
kusin | fætter (m) kusine (f) |
fetter (m) kusine (f) søskenbarn (pl) |
systkinabarn | frændi |
| nephew | neef | neef | der Neffe | פּלימעניק (Plymenyk) |
brorson (brother's son) systerson (sister's son) nevö |
nevø | nevø | bróðursonur (brother's son) systursonur (sister's son) |
frændi |
| niece | niggie | nicht | die Nichte | פּלימעניצע (Plymenytse) |
brorsdotter (brother's daughter) systerdotter (sister's daughter) |
niece | niese | bróðurdóttir (brother's daughter) systurdóttir (sister's daughter) |
frænka |
| grandparents | grootouers | grootouder | die Großeltern | farföräldar (pt) morföräldar (mt) |
bedsteforældre farforældre (pt) morforældre (mt) |
besteforeldre | abbi og omma | ömmur | |
| grandfather | oupa | grootvader | der Großvater | זיידע (Zayde) |
farfar (pt) morfar (mt) |
bedstefar farfar (pt) morfar (mt) |
bestefar farfar (pt) morfar (mt) |
abbi | afi |
| grandmother | ouma | grootmoeder | die Großmutter | בּאָבע (Bubbe) |
farmor (pt) mormor (mt) |
bedstemor farmor (pt) mormor (mt) |
bestemor farmor (pt) mormor (mt) |
omma | amma |
| grandchildren | kleinkinders | kleinkind | die Enkelkinder | אייניקלאך (Ayniklakh) |
barnbarn | børnebørn | barnebarn | barnabarn | barnabörn |
| grandson | kleinseun | kleinzoon | der Enkel | אייניקל (Aynikl) |
sonson (son's son) dotterson (daughter's son) |
barnebarn | barnebarn | abbasonur ommusonur |
barnabarn |
| granddaughter | kleindogter | kleindochter | die Enkelin | אייניקל (Aynikl) |
sondotter (son's daughter) dotterdotter (daughter's daughter) |
barnebarn | barnebarn | abbadóttir ommudóttir |
barnabarn |
| father-in-law | skoonvader | schoonvader | der Schwiegervater | שווער (Shver) |
svärfar | svigerfar svigerfader |
svigerfar | verfaðir | tengdafaðir |
| mother-in-law | skoonmoeder | schoonmoeder | die Schwiegermutter | שוויגער (Shviger) |
svärmor | svigermor | svigermor | vermóðir | tengdamóðir |
| brother-in-law | swaer | zwager schoonbroer |
der Schwager Schwippschwager (spouse's sister's husband) |
שוואָגער (Shvoger) |
svåger | svoger | svoger | svágur | mágur |
| sister-in-law | skoonsuster | schoonzuster | die Schwägerin Schwippschwägerin (spouse's brother's wife) |
שוועגערין (Shvegerin) |
svägerska | svigerinde | svigerinne | konusystir bróðurkona systir mansins |
mágkona |
| Afrikaans | Dutch (Nederlands) |
German (Deutsch) |
Yiddish (ײִדיש) |
Swedish (svenska) |
Danish (Dansk) |
Norwegian (norsk) |
Faroese (Føroyskt) |
Icelandic (Íslenska) |
Family words in Germanic languages
http://www.ielanguages.com/germanic_family.html
Family words in Dutch
http://www.smartphrase.com/Dutch/du_you-family_voc.shtml
http://www.heardutchhere.net/dufamily.html
Family words in Faorese
http://www.unilang.org/wiki/index.php/Faroese_kinship_words
http://www.everyculture.com/Europe/Faroe-Islanders-Kinship-Marriage-and-Family.html
Family words in German
http://german.about.com/library/blfamilie.htm
http://www.smartphrase.com/German/ge_you-family_voc.shtml#Relations
Family words in other languages
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