nepta

nepta

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin nepēta.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈnep.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈnep.ta/

Noun

nepta f (plural neptes)

1. catnip

   Synonyms: herba gatera, menta de gat

Further reading

• “nepta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “nepta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Latin

Noun

nepta f (genitive neptae); first declension

1. (Late Latin) Alternative form of neptia

Descendants

• Dalmatian:
  • niapta (“niece”)
• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian: netta
• Occitano-Romance:
  • Catalan: néta ⇒ net
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Asturian: ñeta, nieta ⇒ ñetu, nietu
  • Galician: neta ⇒ neto
  • Portuguese: neta ⇒ neto
  • Spanish: nieta ⇒ nieto

References

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