nidus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection 2.2.2 Descendants

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin nīdus (“‘nest’”)

[edit] Noun

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

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[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

• Spanish: nido