nerve

== English == === Etymology === Recorded since circa 1374 as Middle English nerve, from Medieval Latin nervus (“nerve”), from Latin nervus (“sinew”). Doublet of neuron and sinew. Verb verb sense 4 is chiefly a semantic loan from German nerven. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /nɝv/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nɜːv/ (New York City) IPA(key): /nɜɪv/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /nɛɾv/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)v === Noun === nerve (plural nerves) A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics. Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:nerve (nonstandard, colloquial) A neuron. (botany) A vein in a leaf; a grain in wood. Courage; boldness; audacity; gall. Synonyms: brashness, brazenness, balls; see also Thesaurus:courage Patience; stamina; endurance, fortitude. (in the plural) One's neural structures considered collectively as, and conceptually equated with, one's psyche. (in the plural) Mental agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotions. (polymer technology) The elastic resistance of raw rubber or other polymers to permanent deformation during processing. 1959, Newell A Perry, Eric O Ridgway, US patent US2870103 A[3] The nerviness (ability to recover quickly from strain or stretching) ... generally requires it to be broken down or masticated on the mill before the other compounding ingredients are added. In the break-down operation, heat is inherently generated by the sheer action of the milling or mixing equipment on the polymer. Therefore, it is difficult to maintain the desired low temperatures during the milling or mixing... An object of this invention is to reduce the inherent nerve of ... polymers ... during break-down. (obsolete) Sinew, tendon. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === nerve (third-person singular simple present nerves, present participle nerving, simple past and past participle nerved) (transitive) To give courage. Synonym: nerve up (transitive) To give strength; to supply energy or vigour. Synonyms: nerve up; see also Thesaurus:strengthen (transitive, informal) To perform a neurectomy on (someone or something). For more quotations using this term, see Citations:nerve. (transitive, informal, rare) To get on (someone’s) nerves; to annoy, irritate, or bother (someone). For more quotations using this term, see Citations:nerve. (intransitive, informal, rare) To be nervous. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Verne, erven, never == Dutch == === Noun === nerve f (plural nerven, diminutive nerfje n) obsolete form of nerf === Anagrams === erven, reven, veren == French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === nerve inflection of nerver: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === nerve inflection of nerven: first-person singular present first/third-person singular subjunctive I singular imperative == Latin == === Noun === nerve vocative singular of nervus == Middle English == === Alternative forms === nerf, nerfe, nerff, nerffe === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin nervus, from Proto-Italic *snēuros, from Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥; thus a doublet of synwe. Forms with /f/ reflect either final devoicing or Middle French nerf. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɛrv(ə)/, /nɛrf/ === Noun === nerve (plural nerves) A nerve (bundle of neurons) A tendon or sinew (band of collagen). (botany, rare) Plant fibre. ==== Related terms ==== nervous ==== Descendants ==== English: nerve Scots: nerve ==== References ==== “nerve, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron), and Latin nervus. === Noun === nerve m (definite singular nerven, indefinite plural nerver, definite plural nervene) nerve ==== Derived terms ==== isjiasnerve nervecelle nervesystem === References === “nerve” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron), and Latin nervus. === Noun === nerve m (definite singular nerven, indefinite plural nervar, definite plural nervane) nerve ==== Derived terms ==== isjiasnerve nervecelle nervesystem === References === “nerve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.