nidus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nīdus (“nest”). Doublet of nye.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -aɪdəs

Noun

nidus (plural nidi or niduses)

  1. An aggregate of neurons.
  2. A nest for insects or small animals.
  3. A locus of infection in an organism.
  4. An originating point for a phenomenon.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”). Cognates include Sanskrit नीड (nīḍá), Old Armenian նիստ (nist), Old Church Slavonic гнѣздо (gnězdo) and Old English nest (English nest).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈniː.dus/, [ˈniː.dʊs]

Noun

nīdus m (genitive nīdī); second declension

  1. nest
  2. dwelling for animals

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative nīdus nīdī
Genitive nīdī nīdōrum
Dative nīdō nīdīs
Accusative nīdum nīdōs
Ablative nīdō nīdīs
Vocative nīde nīdī

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Papiamentu: neshi, neishi
  • Portuguese: ninho
  • Romansch: gnieu, igniv
  • Sardinian: nidu, niu
    • Campidanese: niu
  • Sicilian: nidu
  • Spanish: nido
  • Venetian: nit, nìo

References
  • nidus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • nidus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • nidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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