Großtante

German

Alternative forms

Grosstante (Switzerland and Liechtenstein)

Etymology

groß (“great”) +‎ Tante (“aunt”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɡʁoːsˌtantə]
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Hyphenation: Groß‧tan‧te

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

great-aunt
Synonym: (obsolete) Großmuhme

Antonym: Großonkel

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

“Großtante” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Großtante” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Großtante” in Duden online

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