niktalop-a: (med.) nyctalopic: part blind by day; -eso: nyctalopia: day blindness. — DEFIRS
niktropism-o: (biol.) nyctitropism: assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants.
nilgau-o: (zool.) nilgai, nilgau: Indian antelope (boselaphus tragocamelus).
nimb-o: (meteor.) nimbus: a large rain-cloud of uniform greyness (N.B. not halo; cf. aureolo). — DEFIS
nimf-o: (myth.) nymph. — DEFIRS
nipel-o: (tech.) nipple. Def.: Interna junto-tubeto kun filetoza extremaji. — DE
«nirvana»: (Buddhism) Nirvana.
nitr-o: (chem.) nitrogen, azote (cf. azoto); -ato: nitrate; -at-acido: nitric acid; -ido: nitride; -ito: nitrite.
niuz-o*: (tech.) news. — E
niv-ar: (impers.) to snow; -eskar: to commence to snow; -oza, -atra, -ea: snowy; -o bulo: snowball; -floko: snowflake; -ea barbo: snow-white beard. — IS
nivel-o: level: horizontal surface; (cf. plano, plata); -izar: to measure the level of, to find the height of (by a surveyor’s level); -iz-ilo: level instrument which shows the level. — DFIRS
niveol-o: (bot.) snow-drop (Galanthus nivalis). — F
nix-o, -ulo, -ino: (myth.) nix, water sprite, undine. — DE
no: (interj.) no! Ant. yes. — EFIS
nobel-a: noble (by birth); -o, -ulo, -ino: a noble; -aro: nobility (collect.) –eso: (rank) nobility; -igar: to ennoble: raise to nobility (ulu). V. exp.: Nobela, nobla: La nobeli esas sociala klaso, qua formacesis per la reputeso heredita de la ancestri da la decendanti. Nobleso esas etikal traito. Nobelo tote ne bezonas esar nobla, ed inverse nobla homo ne bezonas esar nobela. — DEFIS
nobl-a: noble (morally); -eso: nobility (of character); -igar: to ennoble: to make noble. V. exp.: vid. nobela. Ant.: abjekta, vulgara, infama. — DEFIS
noc-ar: (tr.) to harm, injure, hurt, wrong, be injurious (ulu, ulo); -eso: (state) damage; -iva: noxious, nocive, harmful, detrimental. V.exp.: vid. detrimentar. — EFI
noch-o: notch, nick, dent, indentation; -izar: to notch, dent. Def.: V-forma dentizuro (quale en flecho, dento-roto; l’intervalo o lakuno inter du denti di ingranajo, do l’inverso di dento; (kp. III-142). Mikra kavajo produktita per instrumento o frapo. — F
nocion-o: notion. Def.: Ideo quan on havas pri ulo. Ex. La koncienco direte donas al homo nociono pri la bono e lo mala. Il donos a vu nociono pri ca afero. — DEFIS
nod-o: knot (in thread, cord, rope, etc.); (nav.) knot: nautical mile: 6080.27 ft., 1852 meters (metres); -igar: to tie a knot in (ulo); -ifar: to knot: produce knots; -o Gordiala: Gordian knot. — FIS
nokt-ar: (impers.) to be night; -as: it is night; -eskar: night is coming on; -ala: nocturnal. (ye) -esko: (at) nightfall; -o: night (cf. tenebro, obskuro); -o-mezo: midnight; -o-vag-anto, -ero: night prowler; -o-vazo: chamber-pot; -o-lampo, -bujio: night-light; nokto-marvelo: (bot.) marvel of Peru (Mirabilis). — DEFIRS
noktiluk-o: (zool.) noctiluca (genus: Noctiluca). — EFISL
noktu-o: (orni.) white owl, barn-owl (Noctua); (cf. IV-296).
nokturn-o: (mus.) nocturne. — DEFIRS
nom-ar: (tr.) to name: call (ulu) by name, to say the name of (ulu); -esar: to be named, to be called; -o: name; (gram.) noun; -izar: to name: give a name to (ulo); -iz-o, -uro: naming; appelation; -izado:nomenclature (cf. nomenklaturo); -e: namely (viz.); bapto- -o: Christian name; pre- -o: first name; ye la -o di: in the name of; ye mea -o (vice me): in my name; propra -o: own name; proper noun; sen- -a:nameless. Def.: Dicar, lektar o pensar la nomo; «nom-izar» esas donar nomo (nova); IV-164. Ex.: Ka vu nomas ta persono? La persono nomesas S.X. Lua gepatri nomizis il Jean X. (gram.) Propra, komuna nomo; nomo-substantivo; nom-adjektivo. — DEFIS
nomad-(ulo), -a:.nomad(ic). — DEFIRS
nombr-o: (cardinal) number, numeral (i.e. numbers used in simple counting: 1, 2, 3, etc. cf. numero); (gram.) number; -izar: to give numbers to; to count, take census of; -o prima: prime number; -ala:numerical; granda- -a: numerous; sen- -a: numberless (cf. ne-kont-ebla). — EFIS
nomenklatur-o: nomenclature. — DEFIRS
