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knees
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ni?z/
Noun
knees
- plural of knee
Verb
knees
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knee
Anagrams
- Enkes, Keens, Skeen, Skene, keens, kènes, neeks, skene
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niece
English
Etymology
From Middle English nece (“niece, granddaughter”), from Old French nece (“niece, granddaughter”) (Modern French nièce (“niece”)) from Vulgar Latin *neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih? (“granddaughter, niece”). Doublet of nift.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: n?s, IPA(key): /ni?s/
- (General American) enPR: n?s, IPA(key): /nis/
- Rhymes: -i?s
- 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").
Synonyms
- nift (obsolete)
Antonyms
- (with regard to gender) nephew
- (with regard to ancestry) aunt, uncle
Hypernyms
- nephling
- nibling
Derived terms
- grandniece
Translations
See also
- dad / mom
- brother / sister
- grandfather / grandmother
- cousin
- step-
Anagrams
- Eceni, Neice
Danish
Etymology
From French nièce (“niece”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ni??s?/, [ni???s?]
Noun
niece c (singular definite niecen, plural indefinite niecer)
- niece
Inflection
Synonyms
- (fraternal niece): brordatter
- (sororal niece): søsterdatter
Antonyms
- brorsøn ("fraternal nephew")
- nevø ("nephew")
- søstersøn("sororal nephew")
Further reading
- niece on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Old French
Alternative forms
- nece
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *neptia, from Latin neptis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ni??.ts?/
Noun
niece f (oblique plural nieces, nominative singular niece, nominative plural nieces)
- niece
Descendants
- English: niece
- French: nièce
See also
- neveu
- oncle
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from French nièce, from Vulgar Latin *neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Italic *néptih?.
Noun
niece c
- (somewhat formal) niece
Declension
Hyponyms
- brorsdotter (“fraternal niece”)
- systerdotter (“sororal niece”)
See also
- nevö (“nephew”)
References
- niece in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
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