Meaning of tēvocis | Babel Free

Definitions

1. uncle (father's or mother's brother)
   declension-2, masculine
2. uncle (a grown man, in relation to a child, even if not the child's real uncle)
   declension-2, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“mazais zēns kopā ar māti atbrauca no Rīgas pie lauku tēvoča”

the little boy, together with his mother, arrived from Riga at (his) country(side) uncle's (house, farm)

“kad piedzimst bērns, viņa tēvocis pa mātes līniju iestāda mājas priekšā vairākus mango kokus”

when a (new) child is born, his maternal uncle plants a number of mango trees in front of the house

““es te stāvu no pusseptiņiem”, uztraucas kāds tēvocis”

“I have been standing here since half past six,” some uncle complained

CEFR level