Nervius
Latin
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈner.u̯i.us/, [ˈnɛru̯iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈner.vi.us/, [ˈnɛrvius]
Proper noun
[edit]Nervius m (genitive Nerviī or Nervī); second declension
- A member of the Nervii, ancient Celtic tribe in Gallia Belgica.
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Nervius | Nerviī |
| genitive | Nerviī Nervī1 |
Nerviōrum |
| dative | Nerviō | Nerviīs |
| accusative | Nervium | Nerviōs |
| ablative | Nerviō | Nerviīs |
| vocative | Nervī | Nerviī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Nervius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Nervius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Nervius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly