neptia

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Classical neptis (granddaughter). Found in late inscriptions and glosses.[1]

Noun

neptia f (genitive neptiae); first declension (Late Latin)

  1. granddaughter
  2. niece

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative neptia neptiae
genitive neptiae neptiārum
dative neptiae neptiīs
accusative neptiam neptiās
ablative neptiā neptiīs
vocative neptia neptiae

Descendants

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: nezza (archaic)
    • Venetan: nèça, nèço
  • Rhaeto-Romance:
    • Friulian: gnèce
    • Ladin: neza
    • Romansh: nezza, niaza, neaza
  • Gallo-Italic:
  • Gallo-Romance:

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “nĕptia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 7: N–Pas, page 97