onkelhaft
German, adjective/ˈɔŋkl̩haft/
onkelhaft is spelled O-N-K-E-L-H-A-F-T (9 letters). Onkelhaft is a German adjective meaning “like an uncle; avuncular” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “auf Art und Weise eines Onkels, wie ein Onkel”.
What does onkelhaft mean in English?
adjective
- 1
derogatorylike an uncle; avuncular
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. auf Art und Weise eines Onkels, wie ein Onkel
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of onkelhaft
- onkelhafter masculine nominative singular
- onkelhafte feminine nominative singular
- onkelhaftes neuter nominative singular
- onkelhaften genitive masculine singular
- onkelhaftem dative masculine singular
- der onkelhafte definite includes-article masculine
- die onkelhafte definite feminine includes-article
- das onkelhafte definite includes-article neuter
- die onkelhaften definite includes-article nominative
- des onkelhaften definite genitive includes-article
- der onkelhaften definite feminine genitive
- dem onkelhaften dative definite includes-article
- den onkelhaften dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce onkelhaft?
- /ˈɔŋkl̩haft/
- [ˈɔŋkl̩haft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to onkelhaft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.