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Galician
Etymology
From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + demostrative iso (“that”).
Contraction
niso n
- in that
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈni.zo/
- Rhymes: -izo
- Hyphenation: nì‧so
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin nīsus, alternative form of nīxus (“strain”, noun), derived from nītor (“to press forward, to advance”).
Noun
niso m (plural nisi)
- (literary, obsolete) effort
- Synonyms: sforzo, slancio
Further reading
- niso1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
Noun
niso m (plural nisi)
- (poetic) name of an unidentified bird of prey
- Hypernym: rapace
Further reading
- niso2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Participle
nīsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of nīsus
Slovene
Pronunciation
Verb
níso
- negative third-person plural present of bíti