nefa
Middle English
editNoun
editnefa
- (Early Middle English) alternative form of neve (“nephew”)
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts.
Cognate with Old Frisian neva, Old Saxon nevo (German Low German Neev), Old High German nevo (German Neffe), Old Norse nefi; also Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬞𐬁𐬝 (napāt̰), Latin nepōs, Old Irish nia, Welsh nai, Proto-Slavic *netьjь (Slovene nečak.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnefa m
Declension
editWeak:
singular | plural | |
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nominative | nefa | nefan |
accusative | nefan | nefan |
genitive | nefan | nefena |
dative | nefan | nefum |
Derived terms
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- ang:Male family members