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Names of Blood-Relatives

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Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology

Ludovicus Wouters, C.SS.R. — 1 passage

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. VIII, Diss. II, Pt. II, Insofar as It Is a Sacrament, Particularly, Sect. III, Ch. III, Art. IX, § I, Scholion. Names of Blood-Relatives

n. 793.

There are:

I. In the direct ascending line.

  1. Father (vader, padre, pere, father, Vater) and Mother (moeder, madre, mere, mother, Mutter).

  2. Grandfather (grootvader, nonno or avolo, aieul or grand-pere, grandfather, Grossvater) and Grandmother (grootmoeder, nonna or avola, aieule or grand-mere, grandmother, Grossmutter).

  3. Great-grandfather (overgrootvader, bisnonno or bisavolo, bisaieul, great-grandfather, Urgrossvater) and Great-grandmother (overgrootmoeder, bisnonna or bisavola, bisaieule, great-grandmother, Urgrossmutter).

  4. Great-great-grandfather (bet-overgrootvader, trisnonno or trisavolo, trisaieul, grand great-grandfather, Ururgrossvater) and Great-great-grandmother (bet-overgrootmoeder, trisnonna or trisavola, trisaieule, grand great-grandmother, Ururgrossmutter).

II. In the direct descending line.

  1. Son (zoon, figlio, fils, son, Sohn) and Daughter (dochter, figlia, fille, daughter, Tochter).

  2. Grandson (kleinzoon, nepote, petit-fils, grandson, Enkel) and Granddaughter (kleindochter, nepote, petite-fille, granddaughter, Enkelin).

  3. Great-grandson (achterkleinzoon, pronepote, arriere petit-fils, great-grandson, Urenkel) and Great-granddaughter (achterkleindochter, pronepote, arriere petite-fille, great-granddaughter, Urenkelin).

  4. Great-great-grandson1 (abnepote, bisarriere petit-fils, grand great-grandson, Ururenkel) and Great-great-granddaughter1 (abnepote, bisarriere petite-fille, grand great-granddaughter, Ururenkelin).

III. In the equal collateral line.

  1. Brother and sister.2

  2. Patrueles = children of brothers (volle neven en nichten, cugini carnali, cousins germains, first cousins, Geschwisterkinder or Vettern or Basen).

Consobrini = children of sisters, as above.

  1. Sobrini (achterneef, nipote in secondo grado, arriere neveu or petit-neveu, great-nephew, Urneffe) and Sobrinae (achternicht, nipote in secondo grado, arriere-niece or petite-niece, great-niece, Urnichte).

IV. In the unequal collateral line.

  1. In the second degree touching the first there are:

a) On one side, namely in the first degree:

a) Paternal uncle (patruus) = father's brother (oom van vaderszijde, zio paterno, oncle paternel, paternal uncle, Onkel).

b) Paternal aunt (amita) = father's sister (tante van vaderszijde, zia paterna, tante paternelle, paternal aunt, Tante).

c) Maternal uncle (avunculus) = mother's brother (oom van moederszijde, zio materno, oncle maternel, maternal uncle, Oheim).

d) Maternal aunt (matertera) = mother's sister (tante van moederszijde, zia materna, tante maternelle, maternal aunt, Muhme).

b) On the other side, namely in the second degree:

a) Nephew (nepos) = son of a brother or sister (neef, nipote, neveu, nephew, Neffe).

b) Niece (neptis) = daughter of a brother or sister (nicht, nipote, niece, niece, Nichte).

  1. In the third degree touching the first there are:

a) On one side, namely in the first degree:

a) Great paternal uncle (patruus magnus) = grandfather's brother (oud-oom van vaderszijde, fratello dell'avolo, grand-oncle paternel, great uncle, Grossonkel).

b) Great paternal aunt (amita magna) = grandfather's sister (oud-tante van vaderszijde, sorella dell'avolo, grand-tante paternelle, great aunt, Grosstante).

c) Great maternal uncle (avunculus magnus) = grandmother's brother (oud-oom van moederszijde, fratello dell'avola, grand-oncle maternel, grandmother's brother, Grossoheim).

d) Great maternal aunt (matertera magna) = grandmother's sister (oud-tante van moederszijde, sorella dell'avola, grand-tante maternelle, grandmother's sister, Grossmuhme).

b) On the other side, namely in the third degree:

a) Great-nephew (pronepos) = son of a nephew (achterneef, nipote in secondo grado, arriere neveu or petit-neveu, great-nephew, Urneffe).

b) Great-niece (proneptis) = daughter of a nephew (achternicht, nipote in secondo grado, arriere niece or petite-niece, great-niece, Urnichte).

1 In Dutch it is indicated by circumlocution.

2 Brothers and sisters are called: 1° full siblings, if they were born from the same father and from the same mother; 2° consanguineous, if from the same father but from a different mother; 3° uterine, if from the same mother but from a different father.