nitor

Significado (Inglés)

Verb

1. (conjugation-3, deponent) to bear or rest upon something, lean on
2. (conjugation-3, deponent) to be supported by; to rely on; to trust; to be based on
3. (conjugation-3, deponent) to press forward, advance
4. (conjugation-3, deponent) to mount, climb, ascend; fly
5. (conjugation-3, deponent) to strain in giving birth; bring forth
6. (conjugation-3, deponent, figuratively) to strive, struggle, exert oneself, make an effort, labor, endeavor
7. (conjugation-3, deponent, figuratively) to try to prove, contend in argument, argue
8. (conjugation-3, deponent, figuratively) to rest, rely, depend upon

Noun

1. (declension-3, masculine) brightness, splendor, lustre, sheen
2. (declension-3, masculine) sleekness, good looks, beauty, glamour
3. (declension-3, masculine) neatness, smartness, elegance, brilliancy
4. (declension-3, masculine) splendor, elegance, polish, grace
5. (declension-3, masculine) dignity, excellence

Sinónimos

decor

excellentia

pulchritudo

virtus

elegantia

candor

virtute

praestantia prestantia

Traducións

splendor

brightness

Glanz

parlaklık

brillo

brilho

shine

éclat

glans

schittering

elegance

brilliance

brillance

lean

splendore

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

[ˈniː.tɔr]

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Disputed.
* De Vaan suggests that, based on the form nīxus, it is likely that the original root ended with a velar. According to De Vaan, it may be connected with the root Proto-Indo-European *kneygʷʰ- (“to bend, to droop”), whence also possibly Latin connīveō. If the term is related to connīveō, then gnixus—a supposedly archaic form mentioned by Festus—may genuinely reflect an archaic stage of the Latin term. If this possibility is accepted, then the older form of nītor may have been *gnītor.
* Possibly a back-formation from nīsus, although De Vaan considers there to be no other sufficient model for such a development.
* Rix connects the term with Sanskrit यतते (yatate), itself from the root यत् (yat). Rix suggests that the term could derive from a thematic present from Proto-Indo-European *yet-. De Vaan rejects this comparison, arguing that the unclear nature of the original meaning of the Latin term prevents a definitive connection with the Sanskrit term.
* The linguist Andrey Shatskov connects the term with terms such as Lithuanian ap-ni̇̀kti, Old Church Slavonic никнѫти (niknǫti), and Ancient Greek νεῖκος (neîkos). Shatskov reconstructs a root *neyk- (“to approach energetically”). Shatskov argues that the archaic forms mentioned by Festus are intentionally archaicizing and likely formed according to the model of terms such as nōscō and gnōscō.