нервный

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Russian

Etymology

нерв (nerv) +‎ -ный (-nyj)

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Adjective

не́рвный (nérvnyj) (comparative (по)нервне́е or (по)нервне́й)

  1. (relational) nerve; nervous
    не́рвная кле́ткаnérvnaja klétkanerve cell
    не́рвная систе́маnérvnaja sistémanervous system
  2. nervous, easily excitable or provoked
    Но́вый сотру́дник оказа́лся не́рвным молоды́м па́рнем.
    Nóvyj sotrúdnik okazálsja nérvnym molodým párnem.
    The new employee was a nervous young man.
  3. nerve-wracking, creating a lot of worry
    не́рвная рабо́таnérvnaja rabótanerve-wracking work

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