Nervennahrung

German

Etymology

Nerv (“nerve”) +‎ -en- +‎ Nahrung (“food”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛʁfn̩ˌnaːʁʊŋ/

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Noun

Nervennahrung f (genitive Nervennahrung, no plural)

1. comfort food (food consumed to alleviate stress, or to cheer up)

   Schokolade ist die beste Nervennahrung. ― Chocolate is the best comfort food.

Declension

Declension of Nervennahrung [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Nervennahrung
genitive	einer	der	Nervennahrung
dative	einer	der	Nervennahrung
accusative	eine	die	Nervennahrung

Further reading

• “Nervennahrung” in Duden online
• “Nervennahrung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache