叔父さんたち
解説 Definition
uncles は uncle（叔父、伯父）の複数形です。父母の兄弟や、そのように親しく呼ぶ年上の男性が複数いる場合に使います。
Uncles is the plural of uncle and refers to two or more brothers of a person’s parents, or sometimes to several older men who are addressed affectionately as members of the family.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
uncles は uncle「叔父・伯父」に複数の -s を付けた規則的な複数形です。語末の /l/ は有声音なので -s は /z/ と発音し、全体は /ˈʌŋkəlz/ になります。my uncles、her uncles の形で、父母の兄弟など複数の年上の男性親族をまとめて表すと覚えましょう。
Connect uncles directly with the singular form uncle. It is a regular plural: simply add -s, but pronounce the ending /z/, not /s/, because uncle ends in a voiced sound. The complete pronunciation is /ˈʌŋkəlz/. Picture a family gathering where several brothers of your mother or father arrive together: “My uncles came to dinner.” Possessive combinations such as my uncles and her uncles are especially common and make the plural meaning easy to recognize.
例文
My uncles live in Osaka.
私の叔父たちは大阪に住んでいます。
Her uncles came to the family dinner.
彼女の叔父さんたちが家族の夕食会に来ました。
I learned a lot from my uncles when I was young.
私は若いころ、叔父たちから多くのことを学びました。
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uncles の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語「oncle」を経てラテン語「avunculus（母方の叔父）」に由来。avunculusは「avus（祖父）」の指小形で、元は「小さなおじいちゃん」の意。関連語：avuncular（叔父のような）。英語のauntも同じく古フランス語経由のラテン語起源である。
Uncles is the regular plural of uncle. Uncle entered English through Old French oncle and ultimately comes from Latin avunculus, originally referring particularly to a maternal uncle. Avunculus was a diminutive related to avus, “grandfather.” The plural ending -s developed within English, while the inherited base came to cover brothers of either parent and related affectionate uses.
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