niteo

== Latin == === Etymology === Probably from a past participle Proto-Italic *nitos (“made bright”), from a root Proto-Indo-European *ney- (“to shine”). Potential cognates would include Middle Irish níam (“splendor, gleam”), níamda (“shining”), as well as Sanskrit नील (nī́la, “dark-colored, dark blue”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnɪ.te.oː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈniː.te.o] === 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 ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: nit ==== See also ==== nītor === References === === 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.