nevö
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from French neveu, ultimately from Latin nepōs (“grandchild, nibling”), whence also English nephew.
Noun
nevö c
- (higher register) nephew
- Hypernym: syskonbarn
- Hyponyms: brorson, systerson
- Coordinate term: niece
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | nevö | nevös |
| definite | nevön | nevöns | |
| plural | indefinite | nevöer | nevöers |
| definite | nevöerna | nevöernas |
References
- nevö in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- nevö in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)