niece
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English
Etymology
From Middle English nece (“niece, granddaughter”), from Old French nece (“niece, granddaughter”) (Modern French nièce (“niece”)) from Late Latin neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“granddaughter, niece”). Doublet of nift.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: nēs, IPA(key): /niːs/
- (General American) enPR: nēs, IPA(key): /nis/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -iːs
- Homophones: Nice
Noun
niece (plural nieces)
- A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
- Hyponyms: fraternal niece, sororal niece
- Coordinate terms: nephew, neve
- My niece just celebrated her 15th birthday.
- A daughter of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law
Synonyms
- nift (obsolete)
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Translations
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See also
- dad / mom
- brother / sister
- grandfather / grandmother
- cousin
- step-
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
niece c (singular definite niecen, plural indefinite niecer)
Inflection
Declension of niece
Synonyms
- (fraternal niece): brordatter
- (sororal niece): søsterdatter
Antonyms
Further reading
niece on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Late Latin neptia, from Latin neptis.
Pronunciation
Noun
niece oblique singular, f (oblique plural nieces, nominative singular niece, nominative plural nieces)
Descendants
See also
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from French nièce, from Late Latin neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Italic *néptih₂.
Noun
niece c
Declension
| Declension of niece | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | niece | niecen | niecer | niecerna |
| Genitive | nieces | niecens | niecers | niecernas |
Hyponyms
- brorsdotter (“fraternal niece”)
- systerdotter (“sororal niece”)
See also
- nevö (“nephew”)
References
- niece in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).