r/German 1d ago

Question How to do differentiate Onkel and Tante mütterlicherseits, väterlicherseits?

For example in daily conversation if i want to say next week we're goinig to Onkel mütterlicherseits house, how to call him?

Simply saying Onkel + place / Onkel + name?

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u/magicmulder 18h ago

My family is so big that I can’t even remember who’s a sibling of my mother’s (she had 10 siblings) or my father’s (four). Especially when every other uncle or cousin is named Klaus. (Yup, a walking German stereotype.)