Nepheleis
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== Latin ==
=== Etymology ===
From Νεφέλη (Nephélē) + -ις (-is, feminine patronymic/matronymic suffix).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [nɛ.pʰɛˈɫeː.ɪs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ne.feˈlɛː.is]
=== Proper noun ===
Nephelēis f (genitive Nephelēidos); third declension
A matronymic for female descendants of Nephele, particularly:
Helle (a member of the Athamantian Royal House)
==== Declension ====
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant).
1In poetry.
==== Related terms ====
Nephelē