nepta

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin nepeta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈnep.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈnep.ta]

Noun

nepta f (plural neptes)

1. catnip

   Synonyms: herba gatera, menta de gat

Further reading

• “nepta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “nepta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Latin

Noun

nepta f (genitive neptae); first declension (Late Latin)

1. Alternative form of neptia

Descendants

• Dalmatian:
  • niapta (“niece”)
• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian: netta
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: néta ⇒ net
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Asturian: ñeta, nieta ⇒ ñetu, nietu
  • Galician: neta ⇒ neto
  • Portuguese: neta ⇒ neto
  • Spanish: nieta ⇒ nieto

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “nĕptia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 7: N–Pas, page 97