nepo

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin nepos (“grandson, granddaughter, nephew, descendant”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂népōts. Doublet of nevo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnepo/
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  • Hyphenation: ne‧po
  • Rhymes: -epo

Noun

nepo (accusative singular nepon, plural nepoj, accusative plural nepojn)

  1. grandson
  2. (nonstandard) grandchild (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

Usage notes

Nepo traditionally means a grandson, although it is not very uncommon anymore to hear it used in a gender-neutral sense.

Derived terms
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