nilus

See also: Nilus and Nílus

Latin

Etymology

A generalization of Nīlus (“the Nile”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈniː.lus/, [ˈniːɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈni.lus/, [ˈniːlus]

Noun

nīlus m (genitive nīlī); second declension

1. (poetic) aqueduct

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	nīlus	nīlī
genitive	nīlī	nīlōrum
dative	nīlō	nīlīs
accusative	nīlum	nīlōs
ablative	nīlō	nīlīs
vocative	nīle	nīlī

References

• 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