Latin

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Etymology

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From nervus (sinew, energy) +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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nervōsus (feminine nervōsa, neuter nervōsum, comparative nervōsior); first/second-declension adjective

  1. sinewy
  2. nervous
  3. vigorous, energetic

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative nervōsus nervōsa nervōsum nervōsī nervōsae nervōsa
genitive nervōsī nervōsae nervōsī nervōsōrum nervōsārum nervōsōrum
dative nervōsō nervōsae nervōsō nervōsīs
accusative nervōsum nervōsam nervōsum nervōsōs nervōsās nervōsa
ablative nervōsō nervōsā nervōsō nervōsīs
vocative nervōse nervōsa nervōsum nervōsī nervōsae nervōsa

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • nervosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • nervosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • nervosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.