nia
/n̠ʲiə/masculine
The Irish word for nephew is nia.
This term is used to refer to a fraternal or sororal nephew.
Meaning: fraternal or sororal nephew (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
nia is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/n̠ʲiə/
Did you know?
- If you study Sanskrit, you might recognize the distant relative of nia in the word 'napāt', proving the word's ancient roots stretch across the entire Indo-European language family.
Examples in context
- Tá mo nia an-milis.My nephew is very sweet.
Example conversation
Cian and Siobhán are talking about family photos.
- CianSiaigh an t-athair, seo mo nia.Look at the father, this is my nephew.
- SiobhánTá sé go hálainn.He is beautiful.
- CianTá mo nia an-ghlic.My nephew is very clever.
- SiobhánIs iontach é!He is wonderful!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “nephew” translations and entries nia, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries nia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
