nepo
Esperanto
Etymology
From Latin nepos (“grandson, granddaughter, nephew, descendant”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂népōts. Doublet of nevo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnepo/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ne‧po
- Rhymes: -epo
Noun
nepo (accusative singular nepon, plural nepoj, accusative plural nepojn)
- grandson
- (nonstandard) grandchild (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
Usage notes
Nepo traditionally means a grandson, although it is not very uncommon anymore to hear it used in a gender-neutral sense.
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