ανίψι

Greek

Alternative forms

• ανήψι n (anípsi)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνεψιός (anepsiós). Cognate with Pontic Greek ανέψ̌ι (anépši).

Noun

ανίψι • (anípsi) n (plural ανίψια, masculine ανιψιός, feminine ανιψιά)

1. nephew or niece (son or daughter of one's brother or sister)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	ανίψι (anípsi)	ανίψια (anípsia)
genitive	ανιψιού (anipsioú)	ανιψιών (anipsión)
accusative	ανίψι (anípsi)	ανίψια (anípsia)
vocative	ανίψι (anípsi)	ανίψια (anípsia)

Related terms

• ανιψάκι n (anipsáki, “nephew/niece”, diminutive)
• ανιψιά f (anipsiá, “niece”)
• ανιψίδι f (anipsídi, “niece”, diminutive)
• ανιψιός m (anipsiós, “nephew”)
• ανιψούδι n (anipsoúdi, “nephew/niece”, diminutive)
• ανιψούλα f (anipsoúla, “niece”, diminutive)
• ανιψούλης m (anipsoúlis, “nephew”)

 

Further reading

• ανίψι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language