nieta

Asturian

Alternative forms

• ñeta

Etymology

From Late Latin nepta, from Latin neptis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnjeta/, [ˈnje.t̪a]

Noun

nieta f (plural nietes)

1. granddaughter, female equivalent of nietu

Chavacano

Alternative forms

• nyeta, niyeta

Etymology

From Spanish nieta, from Late Latin nepta, from Latin neptis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnjeta/, [ˈnje.t̪a]
• Hyphenation: nie‧ta

Noun

nieta (masculine nieto)

1. granddaughter

   Synonym: apo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin nepta, from Latin neptis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnjeta/ [ˈnje.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: nie‧ta

Noun

nieta f (plural nietas, masculine nieto, masculine plural nietos)

1. granddaughter

Coordinate terms

• decanieta (“ninth-great-granddaughter”)
• eneanieta (“ninth-great-granddaughter”)
• heptanieta (“seventh-great-granddaughter”)
• hexanieta (“sixth-great-granddaughter”)
• octanieta (“eighth-great-granddaughter”)
• pentanieta, bichozna (“fourth-great-granddaughter”)
• tataranieta (“great-great-granddaughter”)
• trastataranieta, chozna (“great-great-great-granddaughter”)

 

Derived terms

• nieta política
• sobrina nieta

 

Related terms

• bisnieta
• nieto

 

Further reading

• “nieto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28