nerveus

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French nerveux.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛrˈvøːs/
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  • Rhymes: -øːs

Adjective

nerveus (comparative nerveuzer, superlative meest nerveus or nerveust)

  1. nervous, anxious, jumpy

Inflection

Inflection of nerveus
uninflected nerveus
inflected nerveuze
comparative nerveuzer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial nerveusnerveuzerhet nerveust
het nerveuste
indefinite m./f. sing. nerveuzenerveuzerenerveuste
n. sing. nerveusnerveuzernerveuste
plural nerveuzenerveuzerenerveuste
definite nerveuzenerveuzerenerveuste
partitive nerveusnerveuzers

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • nervositeit

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nervōsus.

Adjective

nerveus m (oblique and nominative feminine singular nerveuse)

  1. sinew; tendon (attributively)

Descendants

  • French: nerveux
  • Norman: nèrveux
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