nisus

English

Noun

nisus (uncountable)

1. a mental or physical effort to attain a specific goal; a striving

Anagrams

• sinus, Sunis

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect participle of nītor

Participle

nīsus m (feminine nīsa, neuter nīsum); first/second declension

1. Alternative form of nīxus.

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	nīsus	nīsa	nīsum		nīsī	nīsae	nīsa
genitive	nīsī	nīsae	nīsī		nīsōrum	nīsārum	nīsōrum
dative	nīsō	nīsae	nīsō		nīsīs	nīsīs	nīsīs
accusative	nīsum	nīsam	nīsum		nīsōs	nīsās	nīsa
ablative	nīsō	nīsā	nīsō		nīsīs	nīsīs	nīsīs
vocative	nīse	nīsa	nīsum		nīsī	nīsae	nīsa

Noun

nīsus (genitive nīsūs); m, fourth declension

1. pressure (downward push)
2. exertion

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	nīsus	nīsūs
genitive	nīsūs	nīsuum
dative	nīsuī	nīsibus
accusative	nīsum	nīsūs
ablative	nīsū	nīsibus
vocative	nīsus	nīsūs