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nia.

nephew

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/n̠ʲiə/

  1. nephew

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish nïa, from Primitive Irish ᚅᚔᚑᚈᚈᚐ (niotta, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *neɸūss (compare Welsh nai), from Proto-Indo-European *népōts. Cognates include Sanskrit नपात् (nápāt), Old Persian 𐎴𐎱𐎠 (n-p-a /⁠napā⁠/), Ancient Greek ἀνεψιός (anepsiós), Latin nepos, and Old English nefa.

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