nisus | An Elementary Latin Dictionary

Nisus
Nīsus, i, m., = Νῖσος I A king of Megara, father of Scylla, who, in order to gain the love of Minos,...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
nisus
nīsus, a, um, Part., from nitor. ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Nisus
·noun A striving; an effort; a conatus. II. Nisus ·add. ·noun The periodic procreative desire manif...

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