nervig

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German

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Etymology

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From Nerv +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛʁfɪç] (standard)
  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛʁfɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Hyphenation: ner‧vig

Adjective

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nervig (strong nominative masculine singular nerviger, comparative nerviger, superlative am nervigsten)

  1. (literally or figuratively) sinewy
  2. (botany, of leaves) veined, ribbed
  3. (informal) pesky, annoying

Declension

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Further reading

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

Swedish

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Etymology

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nerv (nerve) +‎ -ig (-y)

Adjective

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nervig (comparative nervigare, superlative nervigast)

  1. (colloquial) high-strung, on edge (currently nervous or with a nervous disposition)
  2. (botany, of leaves) veiny, ribbed

Declension

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Inflection of nervig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular nervig nervigare nervigast
Neuter singular nervigt nervigare nervigast
Plural nerviga nervigare nervigast
Masculine plural3 nervige nervigare nervigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 nervige nervigare nervigaste
All nerviga nervigare nervigaste
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

References

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