Synonyms: nonkel, onkel
| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /om/ |
| Hyphenation | oom |
| Gender | masculine |
| Plural | ooms |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| oompje | oompjes |
| Afrikaans | oom |
|---|---|
| Albanian | dajë |
| Catalan | oncle |
| Czech | strýček; strýc |
| Danish | onkel |
| English | uncle |
| English (Old English) | fædera |
| Esperanto | onklo |
| Faeroese | faðirbróðir; móðurbróðir |
| Finnish | setä |
| French | oncle |
| German | Onkel |
| Hungarian | nagybácsi |
| Icelandic | föðurbróðir; móðurbróðir |
| Italian | zio |
| Jamaican Patois | ongki |
| Latin | patruus |
| Norwegian | onkel |
| Papiamento | omo; tio |
| Polish | stryj; wujek |
| Portuguese | tio |
| Russian | дядя |
| Saterland Frisian | Oom; Unkel |
| Scots | eme |
| Spanish | tío |
| Sranan | omu |
| Swahili | baba mdogo; mjomba |
| Thai | น้า |
| Welsh | ewythr |
| West Frisian | omke |
| Yiddish | פֿעטער |