Luthic/Kinship

Kinship

First-degree relatives

• Mother: moðar [ˈmo.ðɐr], mamma [ˈmɐ̃.mɐ]
• Father: faðar [ˈfa.ðɐr], pappa [ˈpap.pɐ]
• Brother: broþar [ˈbro.θɐr]
• Sister: svestar [ˈzves.tɐr]
• Siblings: germani [d͡ʒerˈma.ni] plurale tantum
• Son: sonu [ˈso.nu]
• Daughter: dauttar [ˈdɔt.tɐr]
• Wife: sposa [ˈspo.zɐ]
• Husband: abnu [ˈab.nu]

Second-degree relatives

• Aunt: zia [ˈt͡si.ɐ]
• Uncle: ziu [ˈt͡si.u]
• Grandmother: nonna [ˈnõ.nɐ]
• Grandfather: nonnu [ˈnõ.nu]
• Niece, granddaughter: nipote [niˈpo.θe]
• Nephew, grandson: nipote [niˈpo.θe]

Notes

For half sister, half brother or half siblings, just compound mezzo, declined according to gender and number to the original word:

• Half sister: mezzasvestar [ˌmed.d͡zɐˈzves.tɐr]
• Half brother: mezzobroþar [ˌmed.d͡zoˈbro.θɐr]
• Half siblings: mezzigermani [ˌmed.d͡zi.d͡ʒerˈma.ni]

Third-degree relatives

• Female cousin: cugina [kuˈd͡ʒi.nɐ]
• Male cousin: cuginu [kuˈd͡ʒi.nu]
• Great-grandmother: bisnonna [bizˈnõ.nɐ]
• Great-grandfather: bisnonnu [bizˈnõ.nu]
• Great-granddaughter: bisnipote [biz.niˈpo.θe]
• Great-grandson: bisnipote [biz.niˈpo.θe]