ᚅᚔᚑᚈᚈᚐ

Primitive Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *neɸūss, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts. Cognates include Sanskrit नपात् (nápāt), Old Persian 𐎴𐎱𐎠 (napā), Ancient Greek ἀνεψιός (anepsiós), and Old English nefa.

Noun

ᚅᚔᚑᚈᚈᚐ (niotta) m (genitive)

  1. nephew (specifically, sister's son)
    • GURAN/1/1 at the Celtic Inscribed Stones Project
      ᚇᚒᚋᚓᚂᚔ ᚋᚐᚊᚔ ᚌᚂᚐᚄᚔᚉᚑᚅᚐᚄ ᚅᚔᚑᚈᚈᚐ ᚉᚑᚁᚏᚐᚅᚑᚏ[···
      dumeli maqi glasiconas niotta cobranor[...
      (stone of) Dumelias son of Glasicu, nephew of Cobranor[ix]

Descendants
  • Old Irish: nia
    • Irish: nia
    • Manx: neear
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