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Latin
Etymology
Probably from a past participle Proto-Italic *nitos (“made bright”), from a root Proto-Indo-European *ney- (“to shine”). See also Middle Irish níam (“splendor, gleam”), níamda (“shining”).
Pronunciation
Verb
niteō (present infinitive nitēre, perfect active nituī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- to be radiant, shine, look bright, glitter, sparkle, glisten
- Synonyms: candeō, ēniteō, splendeō, fulgeō, resplendeō, micō
- (figuratively, of animals) to be sleek or in good condition
- (figuratively, of fields, plants) to look flourishing or thriving; thrive
- (figuratively, of persons) to be brilliant, look bright or beautiful, shine
- (figuratively, of wealth) to flourish, abound
- Synonyms: flōreō, abundō, affluō, supersum, superfluō
- Antonyms: careō, egeō, dēsum, dēlinquō, deficiō, cessō
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References
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “niteō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Further reading
- “niteo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “niteo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- niteo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.