different between nidal vs nidus

English

Etymology

From Latin nidus (“nest”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?d?l

Adjective

nidal (not comparable)

1. (rare) Of or pertaining to nests.
2. (rare, physiology) Of the uterus, exhibiting thickening before implantation of an ovum.
3. Of or pertaining to a nidus.

Related terms

• nidation

Anagrams

• Dilan, Ladin, Landi, Linda, Ndali, iland

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin n?dus (“nest”). Doublet of nye and nest.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?d?s

Noun

nidus (plural nidi or niduses)

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

Related terms

Anagrams

• Dinus, Indus, Indus., indus.

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”). Cognates include Sanskrit ??? (n??á), Old Armenian ???? (nist), Old Church Slavonic ?????? (gn?zdo) and Old English nest (English nest).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ni?.dus/, [?ni?d??s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ni.dus/, [?ni?d?us]

Noun

n?dus m (genitive n?d?); second declension

1. nest
2. dwelling for animals

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Derived terms

• n?dific?
• n?dif?rmis (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
• nidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette