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neptis

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Latin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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neptis f (genitive neptis); third declension

  1. granddaughter

Declension

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

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

Derived terms

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Descendants

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

References

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  • 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.