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/

• Audio (France):

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Adjective

nerveux (feminine nerveuse, masculine plural nerveux, feminine plural nerveuses)

1. (relational) nerve; nervous

   système nerveux ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   maladie nerveuse ― nerve disease

2. nervous, anxious

   Elle était très nerveuse. ― She was very nervous.

Derived terms

• faire un caca nerveux
• nerveusement

Related terms

• nerf
• nervosité
• nervure
• nervurer

Descendants

• → Danish: nervøs
• → Norwegian Bokmål: nervøs
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: nervøs

Further reading

• “nerveux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.