neboda

Concepts

niece

brother-in-law

Translations

Nichte

nièce

sobrina

sobrinha

nicht

nipote

nichtje

ανεψιά

yeğen

ανιψιά

filia fratris

filia sororis

nièce fraternelle

Pronounced as (IPA)

[nəˈβo.ðə]

Etymology

Cognate with Occitan: neboda

Cognate with Romanian: nepoată

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *nepōta, feminized counterpart of Latin nepōtem (“nephew”). Compare Occitan neboda, Romanian nepoată.