el
masculine
/ˈtio/
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Translation
uncle; guy (colloquial)
Word origin
From Late Latin thius ('uncle'), borrowed from Greek theios. It replaced the Classical Latin avunculus and patruus.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- thius
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Examples
Sevilla .
My uncle lives in Seville and visits us at Christmas.
, , ¿ ?
Hey, mate, how is it going?
María .
María's uncle is a doctor at the hospital.
Argentina .
His uncles travelled to Argentina last summer.
furgoneta .
The bloke in the white van asked for directions.
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