Old English · noun

nefa

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: weak
IPA: /ˈne.fɑ/
[ˈne.vɑ]
Syllables: ˈne · fɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English: nephew neve stepson grandson

Meaning

nephew
grandson
stepson

Declension

Declension of nefa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nefa	nefan
Accusative	nefan	nefan
Genitive	nefan	nefena
Dative	nefan	nefum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts. Cognate with Old Frisian neva, Old Saxon nevo (German Low German Neev), Old High German nevo (German Neffe), Old Norse nefi; also Avestan (napāt̰), Latin nepōs, Old Irish nia, Welsh nai, Proto-Slavic *netьjь (Slovene nečak.

Descendants

neve

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