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/

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Adjective

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

1. (relational) nerve; nervous

   maladie nerveuse

   nerve disease

2. nervous (typified by nervousness)

   elle était bien nerveuse

   she was very nervous

Derived terms

• faire un caca nerveux
• nerveusement
• système nerveux

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.