See also: nervos, nervōś, and nervøs

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Etymology edit

From Latin nervōsus, equivalent to Nerv +‎ -ös.

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  • IPA(key): [nɛɐ̯ˈvøːs]
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nervös (strong nominative masculine singular nervöser, comparative nervöser, superlative am nervösesten)

  1. nervous (anxious)
  2. jumpy

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Further reading edit

  • nervös” in Duden online
  • nervös” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Etymology edit

From French nerveux, from Middle French nerfveux, from Old French nerveus, borrowing from Latin nervōsus.

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Adjective edit

nervös (comparative nervösare, superlative nervösast)

  1. nervous (anxious)

Declension edit

Inflection of nervös
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular nervös nervösare nervösast
Neuter singular nervöst nervösare nervösast
Plural nervösa nervösare nervösast
Masculine plural3 nervöse nervösare nervösast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 nervöse nervösare nervösaste
All nervösa nervösare nervösaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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