nisum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →nitor, niti, nisus sum:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Frequent
press/lean upon; struggle; advance; depend on (with abl.); strive, labor;
acc. sg. perf. part.acc. sg. perf. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. part.voc. sg. perf. part. - Entry →nisus, nisus:
Masculine · Noun · 4th declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
pressing upon/down; pressure, push; endeavor; exertion; strong muscular effort;
acc. sg.gen. pl.
Examples
de Otio
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...suapte natura grauia descenderint, euolauerint leuia, an praeter nisum pondusque corporum altior aliqua uis legem singulis dixerit..."
Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...terrae curua Palaemonio secluditur unda Lechaeo. hinc praeteruectus Nisum et te, mitis Eleusin, laeuus abit, iamque arue gradu..."Aeneid IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...pretiumque morae fore. primus Iulus accepit trepidos ac Nisum dicere iussit. tum sic Hyrtacides: 'audite o mentibus aequis..."