enervis

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Latin

Etymology

ex- +‎ nervus (sinew; vigour); compare ēnervō (to enervate).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ēnervis (neuter ēnerve, adverb ēnerviter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. lacking vigour, weak

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

References

  • enervis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • enervis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers