nilus

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See also: Nilus and Nílus

Latin

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Etymology

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A generalization of Nīlus (the Nile).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nīlus m (genitive nīlī); second declension

  1. (poetic) aqueduct

Declension

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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

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  • nilus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • 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 and Roman 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