LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

ēnervis

ēnervis (neuter ēnerve, adverb ēnerviter)
Classical[eːˈnɛr.wɪs]Ecclesiastical[eˈnɛr.vis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationlacking vigour, weak

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeēnervisēnervisēnerve
genitiveēnervisēnervisēnervis
dativeēnervīēnervīēnervī
accusativeēnervemēnervemēnerve
ablativeēnervīēnervīēnervī
vocativeēnervisēnervisēnerve
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeēnervēsēnervēsēnervia
genitiveēnerviumēnerviumēnervium
dativeēnervibusēnervibusēnervibus
accusativeēnervīs
ēnervēs		ēnervīs
ēnervēs		ēnervia
ablativeēnervibusēnervibusēnervibus
vocativeēnervēsēnervēsēnervia

ē-nervis, e, adj. nervus,
I. nerveless, enervated, weak, effeminate (rare and postAug., for enervatus; cf. enervo): corpus, Petr. poët. 119, 25: homo, Sen. Thyest. 176: compositio (with effeminata), Quint. 9, 4, 142; cf. orator (with solutus), Tac. Or. 18 fin.: et fluxum spectaculum, Plin. Pan. 33, 1; Val. Max. 6, 4, 2; 8, 8 init. al.—Adv.: enervĭter, weakly: blandus, August. cont. Faust. 22, 50.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Italic*eks
  3. Latinēnervis

Latin ex- Latin nervus Latin ēnervis From ex- + nervus (“sinew; vigour”).; compare ēnervō (“to enervate”).

In English words that came into English from ēnervis

  • enervousēnervis

Quick answers

What does ēnervis mean in Latin?
ēnervis, a adjective, means “lacking vigour, weak”.
How do you pronounce ēnervis?
In classical Latin, [eːˈnɛr.wɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈnɛr.vis].
Where does ēnervis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin ēnervis.