adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
nervōsus
nervōsus (feminine nervōsa, neuter nervōsum, comparative nervōsior)
Classical[nɛrˈwoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[nerˈvɔː.s̬us]
nervōse sg. voc. m.
Meaning
- adjectivesinewy
- adjectivenervous
- adjectivevigorous, energetic
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nervōsus | nervōsa | nervōsum |
| genitive | nervōsī | nervōsae | nervōsī |
| dative | nervōsō | nervōsae | nervōsō |
| accusative | nervōsum | nervōsam | nervōsum |
| ablative | nervōsō | nervōsā | nervōsō |
| vocative | nervōse | nervōsa | nervōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nervōsī | nervōsae | nervōsa |
| genitive | nervōsōrum | nervōsārum | nervōsōrum |
| dative | nervōsīs | nervōsīs | nervōsīs |
| accusative | nervōsōs | nervōsās | nervōsa |
| ablative | nervōsīs | nervōsīs | nervōsīs |
| vocative | nervōsī | nervōsae | nervōsa |
nervōsus, a, um, adj. nervus,
I. full of sinews, sinewy, nervous.
I. Lit.:
nervosa et lignea dorcas, Lucr. 4, 1161: poples, Ov. M. 6, 256: exilitas, Plin. 11, 37, 86, § 214: partes, id. 23, 3, 34, § 69: nervosius illud, i. e. membrum virile, Cat. 67, 27.—B. Transf., of plants, full of fibres, fibrous:
cauliculi, Plin. 21, 9, 30, § 54; 27, 12, 97, § 123.—II. Trop.
A. Nervous, vigorous, energetic in expression:
quis Aristotele nervosior, Cic. Brut. 31, 121.—B. Vigorous, bold:
vivacitas, Val. Max. 8, 13, 4: juventus, Prud. c. Sym. 2, 320.—Hence, adv.: nervō-sē, strongly, boldly, vigorously, energetically: vigilanter nervoseque aliquem subornare, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 6.—Comp.: nervosius dicere, Cic. Or. 36, 127: nervosius aliquid disserere, id. Off. 3, 29, 106.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nervōsus adj.
nervus, sinewy, nervous : poples, O.—Of style, vigorous : quis Aristotele nervosior?
Origins
From nervus (“sinew, energy”) + -ōsus.
Descendants
- Italiannervoso
- Englishnervousfrom Middle English nervous
- Frenchnerveuxfrom Middle French nerveux
- Portuguesenervoso
- Romaniannervos
- Spanishnervioso
- Spanishnervoso
- Siciliannirbusu
- Normannèrveuxfrom Middle French nerveux
- Galiciannervioso