neptis

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“grandchild, sister's son”), cf. *népōts. Compare obsolete English nift. See also Latin nepos.

Noun

neptis f (genitive neptis); third declension

  1. granddaughter

Inflection

Third declension, alternative accusative singular in -im, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative neptis neptēs
Genitive neptis neptium
Dative neptī neptibus
Accusative neptem
neptim		 neptēs
neptīs
Ablative nepte
neptī		 neptibus
Vocative neptis neptēs

Derived terms
  • nepticula

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
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