nilios

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek νείλιος (neílios).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nīlios m (genitive nīliī); second declension

  1. A gem of the color of the dark topaz

Declension

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Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative nīlios nīliī
Genitive nīliī nīliōrum
Dative nīliō nīliīs
Accusative nīlion nīliōs
Ablative nīliō nīliīs
Vocative nīlie nīliī

References

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