LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

nītibundus

nītibundus (feminine nītibunda, neuter nītibundum)
Classical[niː.tɪˈbʊn.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ni.tiˈbun.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveobsoletewith ablativepressing against, straining, striving
  2. adjectiverelying upon
  3. adjectiveoppressive, weighty

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenītibundusnītibundanītibundum
genitivenītibundīnītibundaenītibundī
dativenītibundōnītibundaenītibundō
accusativenītibundumnītibundamnītibundum
ablativenītibundōnītibundānītibundō
vocativenītibundenītibundanītibundum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenītibundīnītibundaenītibunda
genitivenītibundōrumnītibundārumnītibundōrum
dativenītibundīsnītibundīsnītibundīs
accusativenītibundōsnītibundāsnītibunda
ablativenītibundīsnītibundīsnītibundīs
vocativenītibundīnītibundaenītibunda

nītĭbundus, a, um, adj. nitor,
I. pressing against, straining, striving (post-class.): mentium conspiratu tacito nitibundi, relying upon, Gell. 1, 11, 8: pondus nitibundum, oppressive weight, weighty pressure, Sol. 25, 12: caput, id. 27, 29.

Origins

From nītor (“rest on, lean on”) + -bundus.

Quick answers

What does nītibundus mean in Latin?
nītibundus, a adjective, means “pressing against, straining, striving; relying upon; oppressive, weighty”.
How do you pronounce nītibundus?
In classical Latin, [niː.tɪˈbʊn.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ni.tiˈbun.dus].