nilus
See also: Nilus and Nílus
Latin
Etymology
A generalization of Nīlus (“the Nile”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈniː.lus/, [ˈniːɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈni.lus/, [ˈniːlus]
Noun
nīlus m (genitive nīlī); second declension
- (poetic) aqueduct
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | nīlus | nīlī |
Genitive | nīlī | nīlōrum |
Dative | nīlō | nīlīs |
Accusative | nīlum | nīlōs |
Ablative | nīlō | nīlīs |
Vocative | nīle | nīlī |
References
- nilus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- the Nile rushes down from very high mountains: Nilus praecipitat ex altissimis montibus
- the Nile rushes down from very high mountains: Nilus praecipitat ex altissimis montibus
- “nilus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “nilus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- “nilus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly