nepta

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin nepeta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈnep.tə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈnep.ta]

Noun

nepta f (plural neptes)

catnip
Synonyms: herba gatera, menta de gat

Further reading

“nepta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“nepta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Latin

Noun

nepta f (genitive neptae); first declension (Late Latin)

alternative form of neptia

Descendants

Dalmatian:
- niapta (“niece”)
Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: netta
Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: néta ⇒ net
Ibero-Romance:
- Asturian: ñeta, nieta ⇒ ñetu, nietu
- Mirandese: nieta ⇒ nieto
- Old Galician-Portuguese: [Term?]
  - Galician: neta ⇒ neto
  - Portuguese: neta ⇒ neto
- Spanish: nieta ⇒ nieto

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “nĕptia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 7: N–Pas, page 97