Nervii
English
editNoun
editNervii pl (plural only)
- (historical) One of the most powerful Belgic tribes, living in northern Gaul at the time of its conquest by Ancient Rome.
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editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈner.u̯i.iː/, [ˈnɛru̯iː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈner.vi.i/, [ˈnɛrviː]
Proper noun
editNerviī m pl (genitive Nerviōrum); second declension
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Nerviī |
Genitive | Nerviōrum |
Dative | Nerviīs |
Accusative | Nerviōs |
Ablative | Nerviīs |
Vocative | Nerviī |
Derived terms
editNoun
editNerviī m
References
edit- “Nervii”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Nervii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Nervii”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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