Mordax et al

dagenssvenska:

silver-studies:

dagenssvenska:

silver-studies:

Swedish has a lot more words for certain family relations than English does, because it divides between the mother’s and the father’s side of the family, the way a child is related to you and a lot of other things. But once you get behind it it’s very logical (which is why this list is not in alphabetical order but in word groups). For some words I also included the (indefinite) plural because it’s irregular.

en släkting – a relative
en
syskon –
sibling

en
förälder (pl.
föräldrar) –
parents

(a set of parents is singular)
en mor (pl. möder) /
mamma (pl. mammor)
– mother
en far (pl. fäder) /
pappa (pl. pappor) – father
ett barn (pl. barn) –
child

en son (pl. söner) – son
en dotter (pl. dottrar) – daughter
en syster (pl. systrar) –
sister
en bror (pl.
bröder) – brother
en morförälder
– grandparents (parents of your mother)
en
farförälder –
grandparents (parents of your father)
en
farfar –
grandfather (father’s side)
en
morfar –
grandfather (from mother’s side)
en
farmor –
grandmother (from father’s side)
en
mormor –
grandmother (from mother’s side)
en
faster – aunt (from
father’s side)
en
moster – aunt (from
mother’s side)
en
farbror – uncle
(from father’s side)
en
morbror – uncle
(from mother’s side)
en kusin
– cousin

en
svärmor – mother
in law
en
svärfar – father
in law
en
svägerska – sister
in law
en
svåger – brother
in law
en
systerdotter –
niece (daughter of your sister)
en
brorsdotter – niece
(daughter of your brother)
en
systerson – nephew
(son of your sister)
en
brorson – nephew
(son of your brother)
ett barnbarn
– grandchild
en
dotterdotter –
grandchild (daughter of your daughter)
en
sondotter –
grandchild (daughter of your son)
en
dotterson –
grandchild (son of your daughter)
en
sonson – grandchild
(son of your son)

Two corrections:

It’s ett syskon, not en syskon.

The plurar of mor is mödrar.

I fixed it, thanks!

No problem!