nieto

Spanish

Alternative forms

nepto (obsolete)

Etymology

Derived in masculine from the feminine nieta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnjeto/ [ˈnje.t̪o]
Audio (Colombia) (file)
Rhymes: -eto
Syllabification: nie‧to

Noun

nieto m (plural nietos, feminine nieta, feminine plural nietas)

grandchild; grandson

Coordinate terms

decanieto (“tenth-great-grandchild/son”)
eneanieto (“ninth-great-grandchild/son”)
heptanieto (“seventh-great-grandchild/son”)
hexanieto (“sixth-great-grandchild/son”)
octanieto (“eighth-great-grandchild/son”)
pentanieto, bichozno (“fifth-great-grandchild/son”)
tataranieto (“great-great-grandchild/son”)
trastataranieto, chozno (“great-great-great-grandchild/son”)

Derived terms

Further reading

“nieto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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