nitidus

Latin

Etymology

From niteō (“to shine”) +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈni.ti.dus/, [ˈnɪ.tɪ.dʊs]

Adjective

nitidus (feminine nitida, neuter nitidum); first/second declension

  1. shining, polished, glittering
  2. handsome, beautiful, good-looking
  3. (of persons) healthy-looking, well conditioned
  4. (of animals) sleek, plump
  5. (of plants) blooming, fertile
  6. (of speech or writing) cultivated, refined

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative nitidus nitida nitidum nitidī nitidae nitida
genitive nitidī nitidae nitidī nitidōrum nitidārum nitidōrum
dative nitidō nitidō nitidīs
accusative nitidum nitidam nitidum nitidōs nitidās nitida
ablative nitidō nitidā nitidō nitidīs
vocative nitide nitida nitidum nitidī nitidae nitida

Descendants

  • Asturian: nidiu
  • Catalan: nítid (borrowing), nèdol, net
  • Dutch: net (through Old French)
  • English: neat, net (through Old French), nitid (borrowing)
  • French: net, nitide (borrowing)
  • Friulian: net
  • Galician: nidio
  • German: nett (through Dutch/Old French)
  • Italian: netto, nitido (borrowing)

References

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