nervös

See also: nervos, nervōś, and nervøs

German

Etymology

From Latin nervōsus, equivalent to Nerv +‎ -ös.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɛɐ̯ˈvøːs]
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Adjective

nervös (strong nominative masculine singular nervöser, comparative nervöser, superlative am nervösesten)

  1. nervous (anxious)
  2. jumpy

Declension

Further reading

  • nervös” in Duden online
  • nervös” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Etymology

From French nerveux, from Middle French nerfveux, from Old French nerveus, borrowing from Latin nervōsus.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -øːs

Adjective

nervös (comparative nervösare, superlative nervösast)

  1. nervous (anxious)

Declension

Inflection of nervös
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular nervös nervösare nervösast
neuter singular nervöst nervösare nervösast
plural nervösa nervösare nervösast
masculine plural2 nervöse nervösare nervösast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 nervöse nervösare nervösaste
all nervösa nervösare nervösaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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