nervoso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin nervōsus

Adjective

nervoso (feminine singular nervosa, masculine plural nervosi, feminine plural nervose)

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

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Noun

nervoso m (plural nervosi)

  1. (familiar) ; irritability, bad mood

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Latin

Adjective

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

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

nervoso m (feminine singular nervosa, masculine plural nervosos, feminine plural nervosas, comparable)

  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

Noun

nervoso m (plural nervosos, feminine nervosa, feminine plural nervosas)

  1. a person who is often nervous
  2. (colloquial) a person who is often needlessly angry
  3. (colloquial) a nervous feeling
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