नप्तृ

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Etymology

    From नपा॑त् (nápāt). Influenced by other kinship terms ending in -तृ (-tṛ); compare मातृ (mātṛ), पितृ (pitṛ), भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ), दुहितृ (duhitṛ), etc.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    नप्तृ॑ (náptṛ) stemm (feminine नप्त्री)

    1. grandson (son's son or daughter's son)

    Declension

    Masculine ṛ-stem declension of नप्तृ (náptṛ)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative नप्ता
    náptā
    नप्तारौ / नप्तारा¹
    náptārau / náptārā¹
    नप्तारः
    náptāraḥ
    Vocative नप्तः
    náptaḥ
    नप्तारौ / नप्तारा¹
    náptārau / náptārā¹
    नप्तारः
    náptāraḥ
    Accusative नप्तारम्
    náptāram
    नप्तारौ / नप्तारा¹
    náptārau / náptārā¹
    नप्तॄन्
    náptṝn
    Instrumental नप्त्रा
    náptrā
    नप्तृभ्याम्
    náptṛbhyām
    नप्तृभिः
    náptṛbhiḥ
    Dative नप्त्रे
    náptre
    नप्तृभ्याम्
    náptṛbhyām
    नप्तृभ्यः
    náptṛbhyaḥ
    Ablative नप्तुः
    náptuḥ
    नप्तृभ्याम्
    náptṛbhyām
    नप्तृभ्यः
    náptṛbhyaḥ
    Genitive नप्तुः
    náptuḥ
    नप्त्रोः
    náptroḥ
    नप्तॄणाम्
    náptṝṇām
    Locative नप्तरि
    náptari
    नप्त्रोः
    náptroḥ
    नप्तृषु
    náptṛṣu
    Notes
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