noun · femininefirst declension
neptia
neptia f (genitive neptiae)
Meaning
- Late Latinfemininegranddaughter
- Late Latinfeminineniece
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | neptia | neptiae |
| genitive | neptiae | neptiārum |
| dative | neptiae | neptiīs |
| accusative | neptiam | neptiās |
| ablative | neptiā | neptiīs |
| vocative | neptia | neptiae |
Origins
From Classical neptis (“granddaughter”). Found in late inscriptions and glosses.
Gallo-Romance
- Frenchniècefrom Old French niece
- Englishniecefrom Old French niece
- Normannièchefrom Old French niece
- Scotsniecefrom Old French niece
Italo-Romance
- Italiannezza
- Venetannèça
- Venetannèço
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friuliangnèce
- Ladinneza
- Romanshnezza
- Romanshniaza
- Romanshneaza
Gallo-Italic
- Liguriannessa
In English words that came into English from neptia
- nieceneptia