Nephthys
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Νέφθυς (Néphthus), from Egyptian nbt-ḥwt,
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Pronunciation
editProper noun
editNephthys
- (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
editLatin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Νέφθυς (Néphthus).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈnepʰ.tʰys/, [ˈnɛpʰt̪ʰʏs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈnef.tis/, [ˈnɛft̪is]
Proper noun
editNephthys f sg (genitive Nephthyos); third declension
Declension
editThird-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant), singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Nephthys |
Genitive | Nephthyos |
Dative | Nephthyī |
Accusative | Nephthyn |
Ablative | Nephthye |
Vocative | Nephthys Nephthy1 |
1In poetry.
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