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Re:LabelContactRelationYoungerCousinMothersSiblingsDaughterO... by Agentlien on Friday September 22, 2023 @12:40AM (#37607943)
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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Re:LabelContactRelationYoungerCousinMothersSiblingsDaughterO... by blablablerg on Friday September 22, 2023 @12:44AM (#37607967)
Brorbror.. your brother's brother?
Re:LabelContactRelationYoungerCousinMothersSiblingsDaughterO... by onionisafruit on Friday September 22, 2023 @01:27AM (#37608227)
My other brother Darryl
Re:LabelContactRelationYoungerCousinMothersSiblingsDaughterO... by xyproto on Friday September 22, 2023 @05:21AM (#37609792)
Brorbror and brorbrorbror could be any of the brothers, including yourself.
Re:LabelContactRelationYoungerCousinMothersSiblingsDaughterO... by lubutu on Friday September 22, 2023 @02:17AM (#37608512)
The same is true in Norwegian, but then they go and ruin it all with "oldemor" = "great grandmother", instead of persisting with e.g. "mormormor".
Re:LabelContactRelationYoungerCousinMothersSiblingsDaughterO... by mgrund on Friday September 22, 2023 @02:30AM (#37608600)
At 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.
Re:LabelContactRelationYoungerCousinMothersSiblingsDaughterO... by kitd on Friday September 22, 2023 @02:51AM (#37608728)
In the midnight hour, she cried ....
Re:LabelContactRelationYoungerCousinMothersSiblingsDaughterO... by Sporktacular on Friday September 22, 2023 @04:56AM (#37609649)
Nice.
Re:LabelContactRelationYoungerCousinMothersSiblingsDaughterO... by ochrist on Friday September 22, 2023 @05:20AM (#37609790)
The 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).
Re:LabelContactRelationYoungerCousinMothersSiblingsDaughterO... by ochrist on Friday September 22, 2023 @05:17AM (#37609773)
We 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).

Re:LabelContactRelationYoungerCousinMothersSiblingsDaughterO... by 3836293648 on Friday September 22, 2023 @06:08AM (#37610117)
That's still in Swedish, covered by the ...