nepot

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin nepōs, nepōtem, from Proto-Italic *nepōts, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *népōts. Compare Italian nipote, French neveu, Catalan nebot, Aromanian nipot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neˈpot/

• Audio:

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Noun

nepot m (plural nepoți, feminine equivalent nepoată)

1. grandson
2. nephew
3. descendant

Declension

Declension of nepot

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	nepot	nepotul		nepoți	nepoții
genitive-dative	nepot	nepotului		nepoți	nepoților
vocative	nepotule			nepoților

Related terms

• nepoată
• nepotism
• strănepot

Further reading

• “nepot”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025