niece
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English nece (“niece, granddaughter”), from Old French nece (“niece, granddaughter”) (Modern French nièce (“niece”)) from Late Latin neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“granddaughter, niece”). Doublet of nift.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: nēs, IPA(key): /niːs/
- (General American) enPR: nēs, IPA(key): /nis/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -iːs
- Homophones: Nice
NounEdit
niece (plural nieces)
- A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
- My niece just celebrated her 15th birthday.
- Coordinate terms: nephew, neve
- Hyponyms: fraternal niece, sororal niece
- A daughter of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law
SynonymsEdit
- nift (obsolete)
AntonymsEdit
HypernymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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See alsoEdit
- dad / mom
- brother / sister
- grandfather / grandmother
- cousin
- step-
AnagramsEdit
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
niece c (singular definite niecen, plural indefinite niecer)
InflectionEdit
Declension of niece
SynonymsEdit
- (fraternal niece): brordatter
- (sororal niece): søsterdatter
AntonymsEdit
Further readingEdit
- niece on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Old FrenchEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin neptia, from Latin neptis.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
niece f (oblique plural nieces, nominative singular niece, nominative plural nieces)
DescendantsEdit
See alsoEdit
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French nièce, from Late Latin neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Italic *néptih₂.
NounEdit
niece c
DeclensionEdit
Declension of niece | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | niece | niecen | niecer | niecerna |
Genitive | nieces | niecens | niecers | niecernas |
HyponymsEdit
- brorsdotter (“fraternal niece”)
- systerdotter (“sororal niece”)
See alsoEdit
- nevö (“nephew”)
ReferencesEdit
- niece in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).