nefa

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Middle English

Noun

nefa

1. Alternative form of neve (“nephew”)

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nefô, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts. Cognate with Old Frisian neva, Old Saxon nevo (Dutch neef), Old High German nevo (German Neffe), Old Norse nefi. Cognate with Avestan napāt-, Latin nepōs, Old Irish necht (Cornish noith), and Proto-Slavic *nestera through Proto-Indo-European.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnefɑ/, [ˈnevɑ]

Noun

nefa m

1. a nephew
2. a grandson
3. a stepson

Derived terms

• ġenefa

Descendants

• Middle English: neve, neave
  • English: neve