"nil" meaning in Latin

See nil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /niːl/ [Classical], [niːɫ̪] [Classical], /nil/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [nil] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: nīl [canonical, neuter]
Etymology: Syncopic form of nihil, in turn from nihilum, from ne- (“not”) + hilum (“a hilum; a trifle, a bagatelle”), or unknown origin Etymology templates: {{syncopic form|la|nihil}} Syncopic form of nihil, {{m|la|nihilum}} nihilum, {{m|la|ne-||not}} ne- (“not”), {{m|la|hilum||a hilum; a trifle, a bagatelle}} hilum (“a hilum; a trifle, a bagatelle”) Head templates: {{la-noun|nīl|g=n|indecl=1}} nīl n (indeclinable)
  1. (chiefly poetic) nothing Tags: indeclinable, poetic
    Sense id: en-nil-la-noun-F4XPw7xq Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

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