noun · neutersecond declension
nīlum
nīlum n (genitive nīlī)
Classical[ˈniː.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈniː.lum]
Meaning
- syncopic form of nihilum
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nīlum | nīla |
| genitive | nīlī | nīlōrum |
| dative | nīlō | nīlīs |
| accusative | nīlum | nīla |
| ablative | nīlō | nīlīs |
| vocative | nīlum | nīla |
nīlum, v. nihil, IV
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nīlum ī, n
ne+hilum, not a shred, nothing : ex nihilo oriri, aut in nihilum occidere: venire ad nihilum: quos pro nihilo putavit: Quoi minus nilo est, quod, etc., less than nothing , T.: istuc nihili pendere, of no account , T.: Non hoc de nilost, quod, etc., for nothing , i. e. without cause , T.: de nihilo conripi, L.: nihilo benevolentior, not a whit : nihilo setius, Cs.: ego isti nilo sum aliter ac fui, no otherwise , T.: Nihilo deterius ius, H.—Acc adverb. : nihilum metuenda timere, H.