Nerva
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View of the river
See also: nerva
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈner.u̯a/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈner.va/,
Etymology 1
From nervus (“sinew; vigor”).
Proper noun
Nerva m sg (genitive Nervae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Nerva |
| genitive | Nervae |
| dative | Nervae |
| accusative | Nervam |
| ablative | Nervā |
| vocative | Nerva |
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Nerva f sg (genitive Nervae); first declension
- A small river in Hispania Tarraconensis, probably the Nervión
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Nerva |
| genitive | Nervae |
| dative | Nervae |
| accusative | Nervam |
| ablative | Nervā |
| vocative | Nerva |
References
- “Nerva”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Nerva in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Nerva”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly