What is the Spanish word for the son of my niece?
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Hooray, my niece had a baby this morning!
I tried to look up "great-nephew" and found through the translation tab
sobrino-nieto
y
sobrino nieto
Are either of these correct? Does it need the hyphen?
Many thanks for your help. ¡Estoy contentísimo a su nacimiento!
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updated Aug 9, 2010
posted by revmaf
Felicitaciones! - Silvia, Aug 8, 2010
Gracias, Silvia! - revmaf, Aug 8, 2010
3 Answers
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That is it, sobrino nieto, very unusual though.
updated Aug 9, 2010
posted by 00494d19
Muchas gracias, Heidita. - revmaf, Aug 8, 2010
Es curioso, ¿no? Yo he escuchado mucho "tío abuelo", pero creo que nunca "sobrino nieto" - Gekkosan, Aug 9, 2010
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It would be just the same thing. That is, the son of your niece is just your nephew, or a new nephew. I've got many of those, and they are just my new nieces and nephews.
updated Aug 9, 2010
posted by alberts
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That is interesting my niece's son is my sobrino nieto in spanish, he calls me his great uncle but what relation am I to him in spanish?
updated Aug 8, 2010
posted by kenwilliams
According to the dictionary you are his tío abuelo. I am now a tía abuela. - revmaf, Aug 8, 2010
Thank's for that and congrats on becoming a tia abuela. - kenwilliams, Aug 8, 2010
De nada, y muchas gracias. - revmaf, Aug 8, 2010
