noun · neutersecond declension
nihilum
nihilum n (genitive nihilī)
Classical[ˈni.(ɦ)ɪ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈniː.ki.lum]
Meaning
- neuternothing
Et possidebunt illam onocrotalus et ericius et ibis et corvus habitabunt in ea et extendetur super eam mensura ut redigatur ad nihilum et perpendiculum in desolationem
The bittern and ericius shall possess it: and the ibis and the raven shall dwell in it: and a line shall be stretched out upon it, to bring it to nothing, and a plummet, unto desolation.Vulgata—Isaias 34.11
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nihilum | nihila nichila |
| genitive | nihilī nichilī | nihilōrum nichilōrum |
| dative | nihilō nichilō | nihilīs nichilīs |
| accusative | nihilum | nihila nichila |
| ablative | nihilō nichilō | nihilīs nichilīs |
| vocative | nihilum | nihila nichila |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- aliquid nihilo or gratis constat
- a thing costs nothing.
nĭhĭlum, v. nihil, II.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nihilum or
(poet.)
Origins
Univerbation of ne- + hīlum; both the lack of elision of the first vowel and the shortening of the second are unexpected.