nidus

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin nīdus (nest)

[edit] Noun

Singular
nidus

Plural
nidi or niduses

nidus (plural nidi or niduses)

  1. A nest for insects or small animals
  2. A locus of infection in an organism
  3. An originating point for a phenomenon

[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (nest). Cognates include Sanskrit नीड (nīḍá), Old Armenian նիստ (nist), Old Church Slavonic гнѣздо (gnězdo) and Old English nest (English nest).

[edit] Noun

nīdus (genitive nīdī); m, second declension

  1. nest
  2. dwelling for animals

[edit] Inflection

Second declension (2).

Number Singular Plural
nominative nīdus nīdī
genitive nīdī nīdōrum
dative nīdō nīdīs
accusative nīdum nīdōs
ablative nīdō nīdīs
vocative nīde nīdī

[edit] Descendants