nervös

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See also: nervos, nervōś, and nervøs

German

Etymology

From Latin nervōsus, equivalent to Nerv +‎ -ös.

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Adjective

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

  1. nervous (anxious)
  2. jumpy

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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

Adjective

nervös (comparative nervösare, superlative nervösast)

  1. nervous (anxious)

Declension

Inflection of nervös
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular nervös nervösare nervösast
Neuter singular nervöst nervösare nervösast
Plural nervösa nervösare nervösast
Masculine plural3 nervöse nervösare nervösast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 nervöse nervösare nervösaste
All nervösa nervösare nervösaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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