LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

fīliastra

fīliastra f (genitive fīliastrae, masculine fīliaster)
Classical[fiː.liˈas.tra]Ecclesiastical[fi.liˈas.tra]

Meaning

  1. stepdaughter
  2. daughter-in-law
  3. niece, sister's daughter

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefīliastrafīliastrae
genitivefīliastraefīliastrārum
dativefīliastraefīliastrīs
accusativefīliastramfīliastrās
ablativefīliastrāfīliastrīs
vocativefīliastrafīliastrae

fīlĭastra, ae, f., = privigna,
I. a stepdaughter, Inscr. Fabr. p. 202; 503 al.; cf. the prec. art.

Origins

From fīliaster (“stepson, son-in-law, nephew”) + -a (suffix forming feminine counterparts of masculine nouns), or alternatively, from fīli(a) (“daughter”) + -astra (suffix denoting partial resemblance).

Italo-Romance
  • Italianfigliastra
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanfillastra
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishhijastra
  • Galicianfillastra
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Romanshfigliastra

Quick answers

What does fīliastra mean in Latin?
fīliastra, a noun, means “stepdaughter; daughter-in-law; niece, sister's daughter”.
What is the genitive of fīliastra?
The genitive singular is fīliastrae. fīliastra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce fīliastra?
In classical Latin, [fiː.liˈas.tra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fi.liˈas.tra].