English

Noun

nidus ‎(plural nidi or niduses)

1. An aggregate of neurons.
2. A nest for insects or small animals.
3. A locus of infection in an organism.
4. An originating point for a phenomenon.

Related terms

• nidal, pilonidal
• nidation, annidation
• nidificate, nidify, nidulate

Anagrams

• Indus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós ‎(“nest”). Cognates include Sanskrit नीड ‎(nīḍá), Old Armenian նիստ ‎(nist), Old Church Slavonic гнѣздо ‎(gnězdo) and Old English nest (English nest).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈniː.dus/, [ˈniː.dʊs]

Noun

nīdus m ‎(genitive nīdī); second declension

1. nest
2. dwelling for animals

Declension

Second declension.

Derived terms

• nīdificō
• nīdifōrmis (New Latin, specific epithet)

Descendants

References

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