nerveus

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French nerveux.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɛrˈvøːs/
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Rhymes: -øːs

Adjective

nerveus (comparative nerveuzer, superlative meest nerveus or nerveust)

nervous, anxious, jumpy

Inflection

Inflection of nerveus
uninflected	nerveus
inflected	nerveuze
comparative	nerveuzer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		nerveus	nerveuzer	het nerveust het nerveuste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	nerveuze	nerveuzere	nerveuste
	n. sing.	nerveus	nerveuzer	nerveuste
	plural	nerveuze	nerveuzere	nerveuste
definite		nerveuze	nerveuzere	nerveuste
partitive		nerveus	nerveuzers	—

Synonyms

zenuwachtig

Derived terms

nervositeit

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nervōsus.

Adjective

nerveus m (oblique and nominative feminine singular nerveuse)

sinew; tendon (attributively)

Descendants

French: nerveux
Norman: nèrveux

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