"nihil" meaning in Latin

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Pronoun

IPA: /ˈni.hil/ [Classical], [ˈni(ɦ)ɪɫ̪] [Classical], /ˈni.kil/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈniːkil] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], nihil [nominative, singular], - [genitive, singular], - [dative, singular], nihil [accusative, singular], - [ablative, singular], - [singular, vocative]
Etymology: From nihilum, from ne- (“not”) + hīlum (“the least bit”). Etymology templates: {{m|la|nihilum}} nihilum, {{prefix|la|ne|hīlum|t1=not|t2=the least bit}} ne- (“not”) + hīlum (“the least bit”) Head templates: {{la-noun|nihil<indecl>|g=n}} nihil n sg (indeclinable, no genitive) Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|nihil<indecl>}}
  1. (indefinite) nothing Tags: indeclinable, indefinite, neuter, no-genitive, singular Synonyms: nīl, nichil (english: medieval spelling) Derived forms: adnihilō, nihil album, nihil debet, nihil dicit, nihildum, nihilitās, nihilōminus, nonnihil Related terms: adnihilātiō, adnihilātor

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for nihil meaning in Latin (3.4kB)

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            "1": "pt",
            "2": "nicles",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: nicles",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Portuguese: nicles"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From nihilum, from ne- (“not”) + hīlum (“the least bit”).",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "nihil",
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
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        {
          "word": "adnihilō"
        },
        {
          "word": "nihil album"
        },
        {
          "word": "nihil debet"
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        {
          "word": "nihil dicit"
        },
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          "word": "nihildum"
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        {
          "english": "Cannot you think of anything?",
          "text": "Nīl·ne in mentem·st?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It's nothing/It doesn't matter.",
          "text": "Nihil est.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Nothing new under the sun (proverb).",
          "text": "Nihil sub sōle novum.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I am a man, I consider nothing that is human alien to me.",
          "ref": "163 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Heauton Timorumenos 1.77",
          "text": "Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto."
        },
        {
          "english": "You do nothing, you plan nothing, you think of nothing which I not only do not hear, but which I do not see and know every particular of.",
          "ref": "63 BCE, Cicero, Catiline Orations Oratio in Catilinam Prima in Senatu Habita.8",
          "text": "Nihil agis, nihil moliris, nihil cogitas quod non ego non modo audiam sed etiam videam planeque sentiam."
        }
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      "id": "en-nihil-la-pron-F4XPw7xq",
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          "word": "nīl"
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          "english": "medieval spelling",
          "word": "nichil"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "Classical"
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      "ipa": "/ˈni.kil/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈniːkil]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nihil"
}
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      "word": "adnihilō"
    },
    {
      "word": "nihil album"
    },
    {
      "word": "nihil debet"
    },
    {
      "word": "nihil dicit"
    },
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      "word": "nihildum"
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      "word": "nihilitās"
    },
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      "word": "nihilōminus"
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "word": "adnihilātiō"
    },
    {
      "word": "adnihilātor"
    }
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        "Latin lemmas",
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        "Latin neuter nouns",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin nouns without a genitive singular",
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        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with quotations",
        "Latin terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Cannot you think of anything?",
          "text": "Nīl·ne in mentem·st?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It's nothing/It doesn't matter.",
          "text": "Nihil est.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Nothing new under the sun (proverb).",
          "text": "Nihil sub sōle novum.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I am a man, I consider nothing that is human alien to me.",
          "ref": "163 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Heauton Timorumenos 1.77",
          "text": "Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto."
        },
        {
          "english": "You do nothing, you plan nothing, you think of nothing which I not only do not hear, but which I do not see and know every particular of.",
          "ref": "63 BCE, Cicero, Catiline Orations Oratio in Catilinam Prima in Senatu Habita.8",
          "text": "Nihil agis, nihil moliris, nihil cogitas quod non ego non modo audiam sed etiam videam planeque sentiam."
        }
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          "nothing",
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        "(indefinite) nothing"
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      "ipa": "/ˈni.hil/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈni(ɦ)ɪɫ̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.kil/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈniːkil]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "nīl"
    },
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      "english": "medieval spelling",
      "word": "nichil"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nihil"
}

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