Old English · noun

nefene

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: weak n-stem
IPA: /ˈne.fe.ne/
[ˈne.ve.ne]
Syllables: ˈne · fe · ne (3 syllables)
Modern English: niece granddaughter

Meaning

niece
granddaughter

Declension

Declension of nefene
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nefene	nefenan
Accusative	nefenan	nefenan
Genitive	nefenan	nefenena
Dative	nefenan	nefenum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nefanā, from Proto-Germanic *nefanǭ, from Proto-Germanic *nefô (“nephew”). Compare Middle High German nefin, nevin, German Neffin (“niece”).

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