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neptis

neptis

Latin

Noun

neptis f ‎(genitive neptis); third declension

granddaughter

Inflection

Third declension, alternative accusative singular in -im, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	neptis	neptēs
genitive	neptis	neptium
dative	neptī	neptibus
accusative	neptem neptim	neptēs neptīs
ablative	nepte neptī	neptibus
vocative	neptis	neptēs

Derived terms

nepticula

Related terms

nepos

Descendants

Asturian: ñeta, nieta, ñetu, nietu
Catalan: néta, nét
Dalmatian: niapta
English: niece
French: nièce
Friulian: gnece

Galician: neta, neto
Portuguese: neta, neto
Norman: nièche
Romansch: nezza, niaza, neaza
Spanish: nieta, nieto

References

neptis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
neptis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Félix Gaffiot (1934), “neptis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.