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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.

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

Family in Latin

Latin	Translation	Pronunciation (audio file)
mater	Mother
pater	Father
filia	Daughter
filius	Son
frater	Brother
soror	Sister
matertera	Aunt
avunculus	Uncle
Avia	grandmother
Avus	grandfather
proavia	great-grandmother
proavus	great-grandfather
nepos	Nephew
neptis	Niece
Uxor	Wife
vir	Husband
noverca	stepmother
vitricus	stepfather

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