nervoso

Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin nervōsus

Adjective

1. (medicine, anatomy) nervous, nerve (attr.)
2. irritable, touchy, cross
3. tense, unquiet, nervous, jumpy, high-strung, high-spirited

Synonyms

• (irritable etc): irritabile
• (tense etc): agitato, teso

Noun

nervoso m (plural nervosi)

1. (familiar) ; irritability, bad mood

Synonyms

• cattivo umore
• nervi

Derived terms

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

Related terms

• nervo

Anagrams

• servono

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) nervōsō

1. dative masculine singular of nervōsus
2. dative neuter singular of nervōsus
3. ablative masculine singular of nervōsus
4. ablative neuter singular of nervōsus

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

   Synonym: bravinho

Derived terms

• nervosidade
• nervosismo

Related terms

• nervo

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