nieto

Spanish

Alternative forms

• nepto (obsolete)

Etymology

Derived in masculine from the feminine nieta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnjeto/ [ˈnje.t̪o]

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• Rhymes: -eto
• Syllabification: nie‧to

Noun

nieto m (plural nietos, feminine nieta, feminine plural nietas)

1. grandchild; grandson

Coordinate terms

• decanieto (“tenth-great-grandchild/son”)
• eneanieto (“ninth-great-grandchild/son”)
• heptanieto (“seventh-great-grandchild/son”)
• hexanieto (“sixth-great-grandchild/son”)
• octanieto (“eighth-great-grandchild/son”)
• pentanieto, bichozno (“fifth-great-grandchild/son”)
• tataranieto (“great-great-grandchild/son”)
• trastataranieto, chozno (“great-great-great-grandchild/son”)

 

Derived terms

• bisnieto
• nieto político
• sobrino nieto
• tataranieto

 

Further reading

• “nieto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014