neptis
Latin
    
    Etymology
    
From Proto-Italic *neptis, from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“grandchild, sister's son”). See also Latin nepōs.
Pronunciation
    
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnep.tis/, [ˈnɛpt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈnep.tis/, [ˈnɛpt̪is]
Declension
    
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im, ablative singular in -ī).
| Case | Singular | Plural | 
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | neptis | neptēs | 
| Genitive | neptis | neptium | 
| Dative | neptī | neptibus | 
| Accusative | neptim | neptēs neptīs | 
| Ablative | neptī | neptibus | 
| Vocative | neptis | neptēs | 
Related terms
    
References
    
- “neptis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “neptis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- neptis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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