nervus
Latin
Etymology
By a metathesis of Old Latin *neuros, a thematicization of Proto-Indo-European *snḗh₁wr̥ (“sinew, tendon”). Cognates include Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “tendon, string, nerve”), Old English seonu (“tendon, nerve, sinew”). More at English nerve.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈner.wus/, [ˈnɛr.wʊs]
Noun
nervus m (genitive nervī); second declension
- (anatomy) A sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle.
- A cord, string or wire; string of a musical instrument; bow, bowstring; cords or wires by which a puppet is moved.
- The leather with which shields were covered.
- A thong with which a person was bound; fetter; prison.
- (of plants) A fiber or fibre.
- (figuratively) Vigor, force, power, strength, energy, nerve.
- Synonym: vīs
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | nervus | nervī |
Genitive | nervī | nervōrum |
Dative | nervō | nervīs |
Accusative | nervum | nervōs |
Ablative | nervō | nervīs |
Vocative | nerve | nervī |
Related terms
- nervōsē
- nervōsitās
Descendants
References
- nervus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- nervus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nervus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- nervus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter: omnes nervos in aliqua re contendere
- to strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter: omnibus viribusor nervis contendere, ut
- instrumental music: nervorum et tibiarum cantus
- vocal and instrumental music: vocum et fidium (nervorum) cantus
- to strike the strings of the lyre: pellere nervos in fidibus
- to strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter: omnes nervos in aliqua re contendere
- nervus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nervus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Old French
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