LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

neptis

neptis f (genitive neptis)
Classical[ˈnɛp.tɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈnɛp.tis]

Meaning

  1. femininegranddaughter

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeneptisneptēs
genitiveneptisneptium
dativeneptīneptibus
accusativeneptimneptēs
neptīs
ablativeneptī
nepte		neptibus
vocativeneptisneptēs

neptis, is, f. (like nepos, orig. comm.; as
I. masc., still found in an inscr.: C. COELIO VERO NEPTI, Inscr. Murat. 692, 2; cf. nepos as fem. in class. Lat. exclusively) [1. nepos], a granddaughter: filii, filiae, nepotes, neptes, Cic. Tusc. 1, 35, 85: neptes Licinias, id. Brut. 58, 211: vestis ab uxore et filiā, neptibusque confecta, Suet. Aug. 73; 31: neptis Veneris, i. e. Ino, Ov. M. 4, 530: doctas Cybeleia, neptes vidit, i. e. the Muses, id. F. 4, 191; Juv. 6, 265.—Acc.: neptim, Curt. 6, 2, 7.—Abl.: nepti, Tac. A. 3, 24.—Gen. plur.: neptium, Just. Inst. 3, 1, 15 Krüg.—Also, a niece, Spart. Hadr. 2; cf. 1, nepos init.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *neptis, from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“grandchild, sister's son”). See also Latin nepōs.

Descendants
  • Late Latinneptia
  • Late Latinnepta
  • TranslingualNeptis

In English words that came into English from neptis

  • nieceneptia

Quick answers

What does neptis mean in Latin?
neptis, a noun, means “granddaughter”.
What is the genitive of neptis?
The genitive singular is neptis. neptis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce neptis?
In classical Latin, [ˈnɛp.tɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈnɛp.tis].