nepo

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin nepos (“grandson, granddaughter, nephew, descendant”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂népōts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnepo/
  • Hyphenation: ne‧po

Noun

nepo (accusative singular nepon, plural nepoj, accusative plural nepojn)

  1. grandson
  2. (nonstandard) grandchild

Usage notes

nepo traditionally means a grandson, although it is not very uncommon anymore to hear it used in a gender-neutral sense.

Derived terms

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