nefa

Middle English

Noun

nefa

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of neve (“nephew”)

Old English

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 𐬥𐬀𐬞𐬁𐬝 (napāt̰), Latin nepōs, Old Irish nia, Welsh nai, Proto-Slavic *netьjь (Slovene nečak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈne.fɑ/, [ˈne.vɑ]

Noun

nefa m

1. nephew
2. grandson
3. stepson

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	nefa	nefan
accusative	nefan	nefan
genitive	nefan	nefena
dative	nefan	nefum

Derived terms

• ġenefa

Related terms

• nefe
• nefene
• nift

Descendants

• Middle English: neve, neave, neva, nefa, newe, neafe, nefe
  • English: neve