Nilotis

Latin

Etymology

From Nīlus (“the Nile”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /niːˈloː.tis/, [niːˈɫ̪oːt̪ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /niˈlo.tis/, [niˈlɔːt̪is]

Adjective

Nīlōtis (genitive Nīlōtidis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. Nilotic; belonging to the Nile

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	Nīlōtis			Nīlōtidēs	Nīlōtidia
Genitive	Nīlōtidis			Nīlōtidium
Dative	Nīlōtidī			Nīlōtidibus
Accusative	Nīlōtidem	Nīlōtis		Nīlōtidēs	Nīlōtidia
Ablative	Nīlōtidī			Nīlōtidibus
Vocative	Nīlōtis			Nīlōtidēs	Nīlōtidia

Synonyms

• Nīliacus
• Nīlōticus

References

• “Nilotis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Nilotis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.