nervioso

See also: ñervioso

Asturian

Adjective

nervioso

1. neuter of nerviosu

Galician

Adjective

nervioso (feminine nerviosa, masculine plural nerviosos, feminine plural nerviosas)

1. nervous

Derived terms

• nerviosamente
• sistema nervioso

Related terms

• nervio

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish nervio

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?

Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos

Latin -ōsus

Old Spanish -oso

Spanish -oso

Spanish nervioso

From nervio + -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neɾˈbjoso/ [neɾˈβ̞jo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: ner‧vio‧so

Adjective

nervioso (feminine nerviosa, masculine plural nerviosos, feminine plural nerviosas, superlative nerviosísimo)

1. (relational) nerve
2. nervous, on edge

   Synonyms: inquieto, ansioso

   ponerse nervioso ― get nervous

3. (Spain) furious, annoyed, irritated

   Synonyms: fastidiado, irritado, furioso

Derived terms

• anorexia nerviosa
• fibra nerviosa
• gas nervioso
• impulso nervioso
• nerviosamente
• nerviosidad
• nerviosismo
• ortorexia nerviosa
• sistema nervioso
• tejido nervioso

Related terms

• nervio

Further reading

• “nervioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025