I want to use the word Nihilo as a username, how do I pronounce it?

[Nihilist]

I'm trying to revamp my username on a site and Nihilo looked like a cool word. To me, it looks like it's pronounced (na-hill-o), is that correct? Is Nihilo a grammatically correct way to use the word or is nihil better?

 

[Etaoin Shrdlu]

As the Romans used to say, 'ex nihilo nihil fit'. This means 'nihilo is now regarded as unfashionable; all the kewl kids are using nihil on social media'.

Actually, it doesn't mean that, but it might as well.

 

[Pacifica]

Nihilo doesn't make much sense on its own. If anything, it means "by nothing". Nihil means "nothing".

 

[Nihilist]

Nihilo doesn't make much sense on its own. If anything, it means "by nothing". Nihil means "nothing".

cool! would nihilo still be ok for a username? and how is it pronounced?

 

[Pacifica]

would nihilo still be ok for a username?

If you're OK with a username that doesn't mean much, I guess so.

and how is it pronounced?

Both i's are like in the English word "sit".

The n, h and l are pretty much like in English.

The o is very approximately like in "so", but if you want to be really exact it should be a single sound held fairly long; it shouldn't change midway by gliding into a w kind of sound as it does in the English o.

The stress is on the first syllable: ni-hi-lo.

 

[Nihilist]

If you're OK with a username that doesn't mean much, I guess so.

Both i's are like in the English word "sit".

The n, h and l are pretty much like in English.

The o is very approximately like in "so", but if you want to be really exact it should be a single sound held fairly long; it shouldn't change midway by gliding into a w kind of sound as it does in the English o.

The stress is on the first syllable: ni-hi-lo.

awesome! thank you so much for the help!