nervoso
Italian
Etymology
From Latin nervōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nerˈvo.zo/, (traditional) /nerˈvo.so/[1]
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: ner‧vó‧so
Adjective
nervoso (feminine nervosa, masculine plural nervosi, feminine plural nervose, superlative nervosissimo)
- (medicine, anatomy, relational) nerve; nervous
- irritable, touchy, cross
- Synonym: irritabile
- tense, unquiet, nervous, jumpy, high-strung, high-spirited
- Synonyms: agitato, teso
Noun
nervoso m (plural nervosi)
- (informal) irritability, bad mood
- Synonyms: cattivo umore, nervo, nervi
Derived terms
- esaurimento nervoso
- nervosamente
- nervosità
- nervosismo
- innervosire
- innervosirsi
- sistema nervoso
Related terms
- nervo
References
- nervoso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
- servono
Latin
Adjective
nervōsō
- dative/ablative masculine/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 (feminine nervosa, masculine plural nervosos, feminine plural nervosas, metaphonic)
- (of a person) nervous (easily agitated)
- (of a person) nervous; anxious
- Synonym: ansioso
- (anatomy) nervous (relating to the nerves)
- Synonym: neural
- (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)
- a person who is often nervous
- (colloquial) a person who is often needlessly angry
- (colloquial) a nervous feeling