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Latin
Etymology
From fīliaster (“stepson, son-in-law, nephew”) + -a (suffix forming feminine counterparts of masculine nouns), or alternatively, from fīli(a) (“daughter”) + -astra (suffix denoting partial resemblance).
Pronunciation
Noun
fīliastra f (genitive fīliastrae, masculine fīliaster); first declension
- stepdaughter
- daughter-in-law
- niece, sister's daughter
Declension
First-declension noun.
Coordinate terms
Descendants
- Ibero-Romance:
- Southern Gallo-Romance:
- Rhaeto-Romance:
- Italo-Dalmatian