Nerva

See also: nerva

Latin

Etymology 1

From nervus (“sinew; vigor”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈner.wa/, [ˈnɛr.wa]

Proper noun

Nerva m (genitive Nervae); first declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Nerva, a Roman emperor

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Nerva
Genitive Nervae
Dative Nervae
Accusative Nervam
Ablative Nervā
Vocative Nerva

Etymology 2
View of the river

Proper noun

Nerva f (genitive Nervae); first declension

  1. A small river of Hispania Tarraconensis, probably the Nervión

Declension

First declension.

Case 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
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