nerveux
See also: nèrveux
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French nerfveux, from Old French nerveus, a borrowing from Latin nervōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɛʁ.vø/
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Adjective
nerveux (feminine singular nerveuse, masculine plural nerveux, feminine plural nerveuses)
- nervous (relating to the nerves of nervous system)
- maladie nerveuse
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- nervous (typified by nervousness)
- elle était bien nerveuse
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Related terms
- nerf
- nerveusement
- nervosité
- nervure
- nervurer
Further reading
- “nerveux” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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