nihilo
Latin
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈni.(ɦ)ɪ.ɫoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈniː.ki.lo]
Etymology 1
Adverbial ablative from nihil / nihilum.
Adverb
nihilō (not comparable)
- (restrictive) by nothing, no more than, by no means
- nihilō sētius ― none the less
Usage notes
- Used with comparatives or other words implying comparison.
Derived terms
- nihilōmagis, nihilō magis
- nihilōminus, nihilō minus
See also
Noun
nihilō
- dative/ablative singular of nihilum
- dē nihilō, ex nihilō, prō nihilō
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From nihil + -ō (forming agent nouns).
Noun
nihilō m (genitive nihilōnis); third declension
- a good-for-nothing (worthless person)
- Synonym: nihilēnsis
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nihilō | nihilōnēs |
| genitive | nihilōnis | nihilōnum |
| dative | nihilōnī | nihilōnibus |
| accusative | nihilōnem | nihilōnēs |
| ablative | nihilōne | nihilōnibus |
| vocative | nihilō | nihilōnēs |
Etymology 3
From nihil + -ō (forming verbs).
Verb
nihilō (present infinitive nihilāre, perfect active nihilāvī, supine nihilātum); first conjugation
- (Medieval Latin, transitive) to reduce to nothing; to destroy
- Synonym: annihilō
Conjugation
Conjugation of nihilō (first conjugation)
References
- “nihilo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nihilo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “nihilare”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC