nihilo

Latin

Alternative forms

• nichilō (Late Latin)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈni.(ɦ)ɪ.ɫoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈniː.ki.lo]

Etymology 1

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Proto-Indo-European *né

Old Latin ne

Latin ne-

Latin hīlum

Latin nihilum

Latin nihilo

Adverbial ablative from nihilum (“nothing”).

Adverb

nihilō (not comparable)

1. (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

• aliquantō
• multō
• nimiō
• nūllō
• paulō
• quantō
• tantō

Noun

nihilō

1. dative/ablative singular of nihilum

   dē nihilō, ex nihilō, prō nihilō

Derived terms

• ex nihilō

Etymology 2

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Proto-Indo-European *né

Old Latin ne

Latin ne-

Latin hīlum

Latin nihilumder.

Latin nihil

Proto-Indo-European *-ōder.

Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.?

Latin -ō

Latin nihilō

From nihil + -ō (forming agent nouns).

Noun

nihilō m (genitive nihilōnis); third declension

1. 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

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Proto-Indo-European *né

Old Latin ne

Latin ne-

Latin hīlum

Latin nihilumder.

Latin nihil

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin nihilō

From nihil + -ō (forming verbs).

Verb

nihilō (present infinitive nihilāre, perfect active nihilāvī, supine nihilātum); first conjugation

1. (Medieval Latin, transitive) to reduce to nothing; to destroy

   Synonym: annihilō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of nihilō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	nihilō		nihilās		nihilat		nihilāmus		nihilātis		nihilant
	imperfect	nihilābam		nihilābās		nihilābat		nihilābāmus		nihilābātis		nihilābant
	future	nihilābō		nihilābis		nihilābit		nihilābimus		nihilābitis		nihilābunt
	perfect	nihilāvī		nihilāvistī		nihilāvit		nihilāvimus		nihilāvistis		nihilāvērunt, nihilāvēre
	pluperfect	nihilāveram		nihilāverās		nihilāverat		nihilāverāmus		nihilāverātis		nihilāverant
	future perfect	nihilāverō		nihilāveris		nihilāverit		nihilāverimus		nihilāveritis		nihilāverint
passive	present	nihilor		nihilāris, nihilāre		nihilātur		nihilāmur		nihilāminī		nihilantur
	imperfect	nihilābar		nihilābāris, nihilābāre		nihilābātur		nihilābāmur		nihilābāminī		nihilābantur
	future	nihilābor		nihilāberis, nihilābere		nihilābitur		nihilābimur		nihilābiminī		nihilābuntur
	perfect	nihilātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	nihilātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	nihilātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	nihilem		nihilēs		nihilet		nihilēmus		nihilētis		nihilent
	imperfect	nihilārem		nihilārēs		nihilāret		nihilārēmus		nihilārētis		nihilārent
	perfect	nihilāverim		nihilāverīs		nihilāverit		nihilāverīmus		nihilāverītis		nihilāverint
	pluperfect	nihilāvissem		nihilāvissēs		nihilāvisset		nihilāvissēmus		nihilāvissētis		nihilāvissent
passive	present	nihiler		nihilēris, nihilēre		nihilētur		nihilēmur		nihilēminī		nihilentur
	imperfect	nihilārer		nihilārēris, nihilārēre		nihilārētur		nihilārēmur		nihilārēminī		nihilārentur
	perfect	nihilātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	nihilātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		nihilā		—		—		nihilāte		—
	future	—		nihilātō		nihilātō		—		nihilātōte		nihilantō
passive	present	—		nihilāre		—		—		nihilāminī		—
	future	—		nihilātor		nihilātor		—		—		nihilantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		nihilāre			nihilārī			nihilāns			—
future		nihilātūrum esse			nihilātum īrī			nihilātūrus			nihilandus
perfect		nihilāvisse			nihilātum esse			—			nihilātus
future perfect		—			nihilātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		nihilātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		nihilandī		nihilandō		nihilandum		nihilandō		nihilātum		nihilātū

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