frænka

From Old Norse frænka, cognate with Swedish fränka and Norwegian Nynorsk frenke.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrainka/

frænka f (genitive singular frænku, nominative plural frænkur)

1. kinswoman, a female relative (excluding sisters and direct ancestors or descendants), especially:

   Synonyms: frændkona f, ættkona f

   1. an aunt

      Synonyms: (paternal) föðursystir f, (maternal) móðursystir f

   2. a female cousin
   3. a niece

      Near-synonyms: tvímenningur m (“nephew or niece”), bræðradætur f pl (“fraternal nieces”), systradætur f pl (“sororal nieces”)

• frændi (“kinsman”)