nervoso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin nervōsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nerˈvo.zo/, (traditional) /nerˈvo.so/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: ner‧vó‧so

Adjective

nervoso (feminine nervosa, masculine plural nervosi, feminine plural nervose, superlative nervosissimo)

  1. (medicine, anatomy, relational) nerve; nervous
  2. irritable, touchy, cross
    Synonym: irritabile
  3. tense, unquiet, nervous, jumpy, high-strung, high-spirited
    Synonyms: agitato, teso

Noun

nervoso m (plural nervosi)

  1. (informal) irritability, bad mood
    Synonyms: cattivo umore, nervo, nervi

Derived terms

References

  1. nervoso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

nervōsō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of nervōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nervōsus (sinewy; nervous), corresponding to nervo + -oso.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /neʁ.ˈvo.zu/
  • Rhymes: -ozu

Adjective

nervoso (feminine nervosa, masculine plural nervosos, feminine plural nervosas, metaphonic)

  1. (of a person) nervous (easily agitated)
  2. (of a person) nervous; anxious
    Synonym: ansioso
  3. (anatomy) nervous (relating to the nerves)
    Synonym: neural
  4. (colloquial, of a person) needlessly angry
    Synonyms: (Brazil) bravinho, (Brazil) nervosinho

Derived terms

Noun

nervoso m (plural nervosos, feminine nervosa, feminine plural nervosas, metaphonic)

  1. a person who is often nervous
  2. (colloquial) a person who is often needlessly angry
  3. (colloquial) a nervous feeling
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