nefa
Middle English Edit
Noun Edit
nefa
- Alternative form of neve (“nephew”)
Old English Edit
Etymology Edit
From 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 Edit
Noun Edit
nefa m
Declension Edit
Declension of nefa (weak)