nilios

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νείλιος (neílios).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈniː.li.os/, [ˈniːlʲiɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈni.li.os/, [ˈniːlios]

Noun

nīlios m (genitive nīliī); second declension

1. A gem of the color of the dark topaz

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	nīlios	nīliī
genitive	nīliī	nīliōrum
dative	nīliō	nīliīs
accusative	nīlion	nīliōs
ablative	nīliō	nīliīs
vocative	nīlie	nīliī

References

• “nilios”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• nilios in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.