nisi

See also: nìsǐ

Latin

Etymology 1

From nī (“not”) +‎ sī (“if”). See also sine.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Conjunction

nisi

  1. if not, unless, except

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Adjective

nīsī

  1. masculine genitive singular of nīsus
  2. neuter genitive singular of nīsus
  3. masculine nominative plural of nīsus
  4. masculine vocative plural of nīsus

References
  • nisi in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • nisi in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • nisi in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • nisi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) if I am not mistaken: nisi fallor
    • (ambiguous) if I am not mistaken: nisi (animus) me fallit
    • (ambiguous) unless I'm greatly mistaken: nisi omnia me fallunt
    • (ambiguous) to except the fact that..: praeterquam quod or nisi quod

Tauya

Noun

nisi

  1. egg
    yene nisi : bird egg

References
  • Lorna MacDonald, A Grammar of Tauya
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