neptis
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Italic *neptis, from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“grandchild, sister's son”). See also Latin nepōs.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnep.tis/, [ˈnɛpt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈnep.tis/, [ˈnɛpt̪is]
Noun edit
neptis f (genitive neptis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im, ablative singular in -ī).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | neptis | neptēs |
Genitive | neptis | neptium |
Dative | neptī | neptibus |
Accusative | neptim | neptēs neptīs |
Ablative | neptī | neptibus |
Vocative | neptis | neptēs |
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References edit
- “neptis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “neptis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- neptis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette