noun · masculinethird declension
adnepōs
adnepōs m (genitive adnepōtis)
Classical[ˈan.nɛ.poːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈad.ne.pos]
Meaning
- great-great-great-grandson
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | adnepōs | adnepōtēs |
| genitive | adnepōtis | adnepōtum |
| dative | adnepōtī | adnepōtibus |
| accusative | adnepōtem | adnepōtēs |
| ablative | adnepōte | adnepōtibus |
| vocative | adnepōs | adnepōtēs |
ad-nĕpos (atn-), ōtis, m.,
I. a son of the abnepos or of the abneptis, i. e. the grandson of a great-grandson, or of a greatgranddaughter, i. e. a fourth - grandson; corresponding in the descending line to atavus in the ascending. So in the epitaph of the emperor Commodus: DIVI NERVAE ADNEPOTI, Orell. Inscr. 887; so Dig. 38, 10, 1, § 7 al.
Origins
From nepōs, just as atavus from avus.