Nervensäge

== German == === Etymology === From Nerv (“nerve”) +‎ -en- +‎ Säge (“saw”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɛʁfn̩zɛːɡə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland) IPA(key): /-zeːɡə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions) Hyphenation: Ner‧ven‧sä‧ge === Noun === Nervensäge f (genitive Nervensäge, plural Nervensägen) (derogatory, of a person) pain in the neck, pain in the ass ==== Declension ==== ==== Further reading ==== “Nervensäge” in Duden online “Nervensäge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache