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nisinormalized · nisi11 analyses · 4 lemmas
Lemma 1nisi
conjunction
if not; except, unless
Morphology1 analysis
inv.nisi · regular
Lewis & Short
nĭ-sĭ, Lex Rubria
, if not, unless.
With interrogatives and negatives, usually in a different clause.
After an interrogative or negative clause, except, save only, only.
With a foll. negative.
Closely connected with non (mostly ) — (The passages in which nisi was supposed to stand for nisi non or non nisi have been critically amended; Kritz and Fabri ad; Duker ad.)
After nihil, nihil aliud, , save, but, than.
Non aliter nisi, on no other condition.
Nisi si, except if, unless.
Nisi ut, except that, unless.
Nisi quod, except that which, save only that.
Nisi quia, except because, until that at nesciebam id dicere illam, nisi quia Correxit miles, quod intellexi minus.
In transitions; also in the combinations nisi vero, nisi forte, nisi tamen, unless perhaps, , mostly ironical ( ): ne requiras.
Lemma 2Nisus
nounmasculine
A king of Megara, father of Scylla, who, in order to gain the love of Minos, cut off her father's purple hair, on which the safety of his kingdom depended, whereupon Nisus was changed into a sparrow-hawk, and Scylla into the bird ciris · pressing upon/down; pressure, push; endeavor; exertion; strong muscular effort
Morphology3 analyses
genitive singularnis + i · regular
nominative pluralnis + i · regular
vocative pluralnis + i · regular
Lewis & Short
nīsus, a, um,
from nitor.
nīsus, ūs, [nitor]
a pressing or resting upon or against, a pressure; a striving, exertion, labor, effort (mostly ; nixus in good prose, h. ): pedetentim et sedato nisu, a tread, step, Pac. ; hunc stirps Oceani maturis nisibus Aethra Edidit, pains, throes, labor of parturition ( 2. nixus). — In prose: Dietsch: Dietsch.
Nīsus, i,
A king of Megara, father of Scylla, who, in order to gain the love of Minos, cut off her father's purple hair, on which the safety of his kingdom depended, whereupon Nisus was changed into a sparrow-hawk, and Scylla into the bird ciris; Scylla.
Hence.
Nī-saeus, a, um, , of or belonging to Nisus, Nisæan.
Nīsēis, ĭdis, , the daughter of Nisus, Scylla (), confounded with the daughter of Phorcus.
Nī-sēĭus, a, um, , of or belonging to Nisus, Nisæan: per mare caeruleum trahitur Niseia virgo.
Nīsĭas, ădis, , Nisæan, Megarian: Nisiades matres Nisiadesque nurus, of Megaris, in Sicily (a colony of Megara, in Greece).
Son of Hyrtacus and friend of Euryalus.
Lemma 3nisus
nounmasculine
épervier [oiseau de proie] · pressing upon/down; pressure, push; endeavor; exertion; strong muscular effort
Morphology3 analyses
genitive singularnis + i · regular
nominative pluralnis + i · regular
vocative pluralnis + i · regular
Lewis & Short
nīsus, a, um,
from nitor.
nīsus, ūs, [nitor]
a pressing or resting upon or against, a pressure; a striving, exertion, labor, effort (mostly ; nixus in good prose, h. ): pedetentim et sedato nisu, a tread, step, Pac. ; hunc stirps Oceani maturis nisibus Aethra Edidit, pains, throes, labor of parturition ( 2. nixus). — In prose: Dietsch: Dietsch.
Nīsus, i,
A king of Megara, father of Scylla, who, in order to gain the love of Minos, cut off her father's purple hair, on which the safety of his kingdom depended, whereupon Nisus was changed into a sparrow-hawk, and Scylla into the bird ciris; Scylla.
Hence.
Nī-saeus, a, um, , of or belonging to Nisus, Nisæan.
Nīsēis, ĭdis, , the daughter of Nisus, Scylla (), confounded with the daughter of Phorcus.
Nī-sēĭus, a, um, , of or belonging to Nisus, Nisæan: per mare caeruleum trahitur Niseia virgo.
Nīsĭas, ădis, , Nisæan, Megarian: Nisiades matres Nisiadesque nurus, of Megaris, in Sicily (a colony of Megara, in Greece).
Son of Hyrtacus and friend of Euryalus.
Lemma 4nisus
adjective
part. de nitor · pressing upon/down; pressure, push; endeavor; exertion; strong muscular effort
Morphology4 analyses
masculine genitive singularnis + i · regular
masculine nominative pluralnis + i · regular
masculine vocative pluralnis + i · regular
neuter genitive singularnis + i · regular
Lewis & Short
nīsus, a, um,
from nitor.
nīsus, ūs, [nitor]
a pressing or resting upon or against, a pressure; a striving, exertion, labor, effort (mostly ; nixus in good prose, h. ): pedetentim et sedato nisu, a tread, step, Pac. ; hunc stirps Oceani maturis nisibus Aethra Edidit, pains, throes, labor of parturition ( 2. nixus). — In prose: Dietsch: Dietsch.
Nīsus, i,
A king of Megara, father of Scylla, who, in order to gain the love of Minos, cut off her father's purple hair, on which the safety of his kingdom depended, whereupon Nisus was changed into a sparrow-hawk, and Scylla into the bird ciris; Scylla.
Hence.
Nī-saeus, a, um, , of or belonging to Nisus, Nisæan.
Nīsēis, ĭdis, , the daughter of Nisus, Scylla (), confounded with the daughter of Phorcus.
Nī-sēĭus, a, um, , of or belonging to Nisus, Nisæan: per mare caeruleum trahitur Niseia virgo.
Nīsĭas, ădis, , Nisæan, Megarian: Nisiades matres Nisiadesque nurus, of Megaris, in Sicily (a colony of Megara, in Greece).
Son of Hyrtacus and friend of Euryalus.
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