nervoso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin nervōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nerˈvo.zo/, (traditional) /nerˈvo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: ner‧vó‧so

Adjective

nervoso (feminine nervosa, masculine plural nervosi, feminine plural nervose, superlative nervosissimo)

1. (medicine, anatomy, relational) nerve; nervous
2. irritable, touchy, cross

   Synonym: irritabile

3. tense, unquiet, nervous, jumpy, high-strung, high-spirited

   Synonyms: agitato, teso

Noun

nervoso m (plural nervosi)

1. (informal) irritability, bad mood

   Synonyms: cattivo umore, nervo, nervi

Derived terms

• esaurimento nervoso
• nervosamente
• nervosità
• nervosismo
• innervosire
• innervosirsi
• sistema nervoso

Related terms

• nervo

Anagrams

• servono

Latin

Adjective

nervōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of nervōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nervōsus (“sinewy; nervous”), corresponding to nervo +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /neʁ.ˈvo.zu/
• Rhymes: -ozu

Adjective

nervoso (feminine nervosa, masculine plural nervosos, feminine plural nervosas, metaphonic)

1. (of a person) nervous (easily agitated)
2. (of a person) nervous; anxious

   Synonym: ansioso

3. (anatomy) nervous (relating to the nerves)

   Synonym: neural

4. (colloquial, of a person) needlessly angry

   Synonyms: (Brazil) bravinho, (Brazil) nervosinho

Derived terms

• nervosidade
• nervosismo

Noun

nervoso m (plural nervosos, feminine nervosa, feminine plural nervosas, metaphonic)

1. a person who is often nervous
2. (colloquial) a person who is often needlessly angry
3. (colloquial) a nervous feeling