niece
English edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: nēs, IPA(key): /niːs/
- (General American) enPR: nēs, IPA(key): /nis/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -iːs
- Homophones: Nice
Noun edit
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").
- Hyponyms: fraternal niece, sororal niece
- Coordinate terms: nephew, neve
- My niece just celebrated her 15th birthday.
- A daughter of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law
Synonyms edit
- nift (obsolete)
Antonyms edit
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See also edit
- dad / mom
- brother / sister
- grandfather / grandmother
- cousin
- step-
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
niece c (singular definite niecen, plural indefinite niecer)
Inflection edit
Declension of niece
Synonyms edit
- (fraternal niece): brordatter
- (sororal niece): søsterdatter
Antonyms edit
Further reading edit
- niece on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin neptia, from Latin neptis.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
niece oblique singular, f (oblique plural nieces, nominative singular niece, nominative plural nieces)
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Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French nièce, from Late Latin neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Italic *néptih₂.
Noun edit
niece c
Declension edit
Declension of niece | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | niece | niecen | niecer | niecerna |
Genitive | nieces | niecens | niecers | niecernas |
Hyponyms edit
- brorsdotter (“fraternal niece”)
- systerdotter (“sororal niece”)
See also edit
- nevö (“nephew”)
References edit
- niece in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).