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👪 Family Members in Latin

Hello Latin learners,

In this lesson, you will learn how to write and pronounce the names of family members in Latin. Family relations are used frequently in the Latin language, so it is very important to know them.

Family members in Latin are, as in other languages, quite specific. For example, there are different words for aunts, uncles, and cousins, depending on whether they are on the father's side or the mother's side.

The table below lists the main family relationship names in Latin in Latin and their translation.

Main Family members

Latin	Translation	Pronunciation (audio file)
mater	mother
pater	father
filia	daughter
filius	son
soror	sister
frater	brother
avia	grandmother
avus	grandfather

Other Family members

Latin	Translation	Pronunciation (audio file)
proavia	great-grandmother
proavus	great-grandfather
neptis	niece
nepos	nephew
uxor	wife
vir	husband

Latin	Translation	Pronunciation (audio file)
noverca	stepmother
vitricus	stepfather
matertera	aunt (mother’s sister)
amita	aunt (father’s sister)
avunculus	uncle (mother’s brother)
patruus	uncle (father’s brother)
consobrina	cousin (on mother’s side)
patruelis	cousin (on father’s side)