nervure

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin nervus

Old French nerf

Middle French nerf

French nerf

Proto-Indo-European *-tew-?

Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂?

Latin -(ā)tūram

Old French -(ë)ure

French -ure

French nervurebor.

English nervure

Borrowed from French nervure.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnəːvj(ʊ)ə/

Noun

nervure (plural nervures)

1. (zoology) A vein in the wing of an insect.
2. (botany, now rare) Any of the veins that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ.
3. (architecture) One of the ribs in a groined vault; a projecting moulding.

Synonyms

• (vein): vein

Derived terms

• nervule
• nervuration

French

Etymology

From nerf (“nerve”) +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛʁ.vyʁ/

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• Rhymes: -yʁ

Noun

nervure f (plural nervures)

1. nervure

Related terms

• nervurer

Further reading

• “nervure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012