nefa
Middle English
Noun
nefa
- (Early Middle English) alternative form of neve (“nephew”)
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts.
Cognate with Old Frisian neva, Old Saxon nevo (German Low German Neev), Old High German nevo (German Neffe), Old Norse nefi; also Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬞𐬁𐬝 (napāt̰), Latin nepōs, Old Irish nia, Welsh nai, Proto-Slavic *netьjь (Slovene nečak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈne.fɑ/, [ˈne.vɑ]
Noun
nefa m
Declension
Weak:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nefa | nefan |
| accusative | nefan | nefan |
| genitive | nefan | nefena |
| dative | nefan | nefum |