LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

fīliaster

fīliaster m (genitive fīliastrī, feminine fīliastra)
Classical[fiː.liˈas.tɛr]Ecclesiastical[fi.liˈas.ter]

Meaning

  1. stepson
  2. son-in-law
  3. nephew, sister's son

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefīliasterfīliastrī
genitivefīliastrīfīliastrōrum
dativefīliastrōfīliastrīs
accusativefīliastrumfīliastrōs
ablativefīliastrōfīliastrīs
vocativefīliasterfīliastrī

fīlĭaster, tri, m., = privignus,
I. a stepson, Inscr. Orell. 2617 al.; cf. the foll. art.

Origins

From fīli(us) (“son”) + -aster. Found in Late Latin.

Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchfillâtre
  • Catalanfillastre
  • Occitanfilhastre
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesefilhastro
  • Spanishhijastro
  • Aragonesefillastro
  • Asturianfiastru
  • Galicianfillastro
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianfizastru
  • Sardinianfillastu
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianfiastru
  • Aromanianhiljastru
  • Aromanianhiljeastru
  • Albanianthjeshtër
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianfigliastro
  • Dalmatianfejustro
  • Sicilianfigghiastru
  • Venetanfiastro
  • Venetanfiolastro
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianfiastri

Quick answers

What does fīliaster mean in Latin?
fīliaster, a noun, means “stepson; son-in-law; nephew, sister's son”.
What is the genitive of fīliaster?
The genitive singular is fīliastrī. fīliaster is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce fīliaster?
In classical Latin, [fiː.liˈas.tɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fi.liˈas.ter].