nipote
Italian
Etymology
From Latin nepōs, nepōtem, from Proto-Italic *nepōts, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *népōts. Compare French neveu, Romanian nepot, Catalan and Occitan nebot, Sicilian niputi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niˈpo.te/, [n̺iˈpoːt̪e]
- Hyphenation: ni‧pó‧te
Noun
nipote m or f (plural nipoti)
- grandchild, grandson, granddaughter
- Synonym: abiatico
- I nonni sono gli angeli custodi dei nipoti.
- Grandparents are the grandchildren's guardian angels.
- nephew, niece, nibling
- (by extension, in the plural) descendants
Usage notes
Often further qualified to distinguish the meanings:
- i nipoti dei nonni ― the grandchildren
See also
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