nepos

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Inflection 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.3 Descendants

[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂népōts. Cognates include Sanskrit नपात् (nápāt), Old Persian 𐎴𐎱𐎠 (napā), Ancient Greek ἀνεψιός (anepsios) and Old English nefa.

[edit] Noun

nepos (genitive nepōtis); m, f, third declension

1. a grandson
2. a granddaughter
3. a nephew
4. a descendant
5. (figuratively) a spendthrift, prodigal

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	nepos	nepōtēs
genitive	nepōtis	nepōtum
dative	nepōtī	nepōtibus
accusative	nepōtem	nepōtēs
ablative	nepōte	nepōtibus
vocative	nepos	nepōtēs

[edit] Synonyms

• (granddaughter): neptis

[edit] Descendants

• English: nepotism
• French: neveu
• Italian: nipote
• Romanian: nepot