neptis

Latin

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Etymology

From Proto-Italic *neptis, from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“grandchild, sister's son”). See also Latin nepōs.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈnep.tis/, [ˈnɛpt̪ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈnep.tis/, [ˈnɛpt̪is]

Noun

neptis f (genitive neptis); third declension

1. granddaughter

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im, ablative singular in -ī).

	singular	plural
nominative	neptis	neptēs
genitive	neptis	neptium
dative	neptī	neptibus
accusative	neptim	neptēs neptīs
ablative	neptī	neptibus
vocative	neptis	neptēs

Coordinate terms

• nepōs

Derived terms

• abneptis
• proneptis
• nepticula

Descendants

• Late Latin: neptia, nepta (see there for further descendants)

References

• “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.