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nam : namque :
(conj.) for.
Namucense :
Namur.
narro :
to make known, say, speak, narrate.
nascor nasci natus :
to be born, spring forth.
natalis natalis :
birthday.
natio :
nation, people.
natura :
nature
nauta :
sailor.
navigatio :
voyage, navigation.
navigo :
to sail, navigate.
navis navis :
ship, vessel, boat.
ne ... quidem :
not ... even.
ne :
(conj.) that ... not, in order that ... not, in order not to.
necdum (neque dum) :
and not yet.
necessarius :
necessary, needed, essential.
necesse :
(adj.) necessary, unavoidable, indispensable.
necne :
or not.
neco :
to kill, slay, put to death.
nefas :
wrong, sin.
nego :
to deny.
negotium :
employment, business, task, occupation, pains.
nemo :
no one, nobody.
neo :
to spin, interweave. (to spin thread and yarn).
nepos nepotis :
grandson.
nequam :
worthless, good for nothing, bad.
nequaquam :
by no means, not at all.
neque ... neque :
neither ... nor.
neque nec :
and not, nor.
nequeo :
not to be able, to be impossible.
nequitia nequities :
worthlessness, badness, wickedness.
nescio :
to be ignorant, be unaware, not know, be unknowing.
nichilominus :
nevertheless.
nidor :
vapor, smell, reek, odor.
niger :
black.
nihil :
(undeclinable) nothing
nihilum :
nothing.
nimirum :
of course, undoubtedly, certainly (sometimes ironical).
nimis :
(adv.) too much, overmuch, excessively
nimium :
(adv.) too much, overmuch, excessively.
nisi :
if not, unless, except.
niteo :
to shine, glitter, be bright, glow, be sleek, flourish.
nitesco :
to begin to shine, grow sleek.
nitor :
to strive, exert oneself, make an effort, persevere.
nitor :
to rest, lean, support oneself / trust in, depend upon.
nitor :
brilliance, brightness, glow, elegance, splendor.
Nivellensem :
Nivelles, city and monastery.
niveus :
white, snowy.
no: (nare, navi) :
to swim, float, fly, sail.
nobis :
(abl.) us / there'll be no one as happy as US.
nobis :
(dat.) us / the world belongs to US.
nocens :
bad, wicked, injurious, culpable, evil.
noceo :
(+ dat.) to do harm to, inflict injury, hurt.
nolo, nolle, nolui :
to be unwilling, wish not to, refuse.
nomen : name / nomen Romanorum:
Roman power.
nominatim :
by name, expressly.
nomine tenus :
nominally, in name.
nomine tenus nominetenus :
as far as the meaning of the word extends.
non :
not.
nondum :
not yet
nonnisi :
not? not unless? Herimann, cap. 34.
nonnullus :
some / pl. several.
nonnumquam :
sometimes.
nonus :
ninth.
nos :
we / WE live and die by that creed.
nos :
us / they tried to tell US we're too young.
nosco :
to become acquainted with, get to know.
noster nostra nostrum :
our, ours.
noster nostri :
our ours / OUR hearts beat as one.
noster nostri :
our ours / that old dream of OURS
nota :
mark, token, note, sign.
notarius :
stenographer (class.), notary, legal scribe.
novem :
nine.
novitas :
newness, novelty, strangeness.
novo :
to make anew, refresh, revive, change, alter, invent.
novus :
novel, unusual, extraordinary / news, novelty, a new thing
novus :
new, fresh, young, inexperienced, revived, refreshed.
nox noctis :
night.
nullus :
not any, no, none.
numerus :
total, category, class, number.
numquam :
adv. at no time, never.
nunc quidem :
at one time ... then.
nunc :
now, at the present time.
nunquam :
never.
nuntio :
to announce, report, relate.
nuntius :
messenger, message.
nuper :
newly, recently, not long ago.
nusquam esse :
not to exist.
nusquam :
nowhere, in no place, nothing, for nothing, never.
nutrimens :
food, nourishment.
nutrimentus :
nourishment.
nutrio :
to suckle, nourish, bring up, rear.
nutus :
a nodding, nod, command, will.
nutus :
a nod, command, will / gravitation, movement down.
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