Nephthys

English

Nephthys as shown in Egyptian art

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νέφθυς (Néphthus), from Egyptian nbt-ḥwt,

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛfθɪs/

Proper noun

Nephthys

1. (Egyptian mythology) An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Set and sister of Isis, Osiris, and Set, worshiped as a protective goddess and nurse of the pharaoh and associated with funerary rites and the transition from life to death.

Translations

ancient Egyptian funerary and protective goddess

• Greek: Νέφθυς (el) f (Néfthys)

  Ancient: Νέφθυς f (Néphthus)

• Latin: Nephthys f
• Russian: Нефтида (ru) f (Neftida)

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νέφθυς (Néphthus).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈnepʰ.tʰys/, [ˈnɛpʰt̪ʰʏs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈnef.tis/, [ˈnɛft̪is]

Proper noun

Nephthys f sg (genitive Nephthyos); third declension

1. (New Latin) Nephthys

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Nephthys
Genitive	Nephthyos
Dative	Nephthyī
Accusative	Nephthyn
Ablative	Nephthye
Vocative	Nephthys Nephthy1

¹In poetry.