nepos
See also: Nepos
Latin Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Italic *nepōts, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts.
Pronunciation Edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈne.poːs/, [ˈnɛpoːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈne.pos/, [ˈnɛːpos]
- Homophone: Nepōs
Noun Edit
nepōs m or f (genitive nepōtis); third declension
- a grandson
- a granddaughter
- a nephew
- a niece
- a descendant
- (figurative) a spendthrift, prodigal
Declension Edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | nepōs | nepōtēs |
Genitive | nepōtis | nepōtum |
Dative | nepōtī | nepōtibus |
Accusative | nepōtem | nepōtēs |
Ablative | nepōte | nepōtibus |
Vocative | nepōs | nepōtēs |
Synonyms Edit
Hyponyms Edit
- (nephew): sōbrīnus
Derived terms Edit
Descendants Edit
- Balkan Romance:
- Dalmatian:
- Italo-Romance:
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Occitano-Romance:
- Insular Romance:
- Ancient borrowings:
- Later borrowings:
References Edit
- “1. nĕpos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nepos”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nepos in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- 1 nĕpōs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, pages 1,024–1,025
- “nepos”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nepos in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- “nepos”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray