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masculine

/nɛʁ/

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Translation

nerve

Word origin

From Latin nervus ('sinew, tendon'), which only later came to mean a nerve in the modern sense. English 'nerve' and 'nervous' descend from the same noun.

Origin: Latin
Root: nervus
English cognates: nerve, nervous

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralnerfs

Examples

That noise gets on my nerves.

The doctor says the nerve is damaged.

She has nerves of steel.

He lost his temper in front of everyone.

A severed nerve does not mend easily.

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This word is part of lesson 42.