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Nepos
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nepos
Latin
Alternative forms
la Nep. abbreviation
Etymology
la
Pronunciation
Nepōs
la nepōs
Proper noun
Nepōs<3> m
A Roman masculine en cognomen — famously held by:
Cornelius Nepos (circa 110–25 BC), a Roman historian, a friend of Cicero, Atticus, and Calullus, and the author of the work De Viris Illustribus
Flavius Julius Nepos (circa AD 430–480), the penultimate Western Roman Emperor (la regnavit r. 474/5–480)
Declension
Nepōs<3>
Descendants
fr Népos
it Nepote
References
2. Nĕpos Nepos2
2 Nĕpōs 2_Nepos 1,025/1
1 Nepōs² 1,170/3
Further reading
Nepos (cognomen) la
Cornelius Nepos la
Iulius Nepos Flavius Julius Nepos la
la cognomina