syskonbarn

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish systkina barn (“nibling, cousin”), equivalent to syskon +‎ barn. Compare Norwegian søskenbarn.

Noun

syskonbarn n

  1. a niece or nephew; a nibling (the child of one's sibling)
    Hyponyms: brorsbarn, systerbarn, nevö, niece

Declension

Declension of syskonbarn
nominative genitive
singular indefinite syskonbarn syskonbarns
definite syskonbarnet syskonbarnets
plural indefinite syskonbarn syskonbarns
definite syskonbarnen syskonbarnens

References

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