Nervensäge
German
Etymology
From Nerv (“nerv”) + -en- + Säge (“saw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɛʁfn̩zɛːɡə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-zeːɡə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ner‧ven‧sä‧ge
Noun
Nervensäge f (genitive Nervensäge, plural Nervensägen)
- (derogatory, of a person) pain in the neck, pain in the ass
Declension
Further reading
- “Nervensäge” in Duden online
- “Nervensäge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache