Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en nerv

nerve

Meaning

nerve

In Swedish: trådliknande förbindelse i människokroppen till och från hjärnan; psyke

Forms

Forms of nerv
Singular, indefiniteen nerv
Singular, definitenerven
Plural, indefinitenerver
Plural, definitenerverna

nerv is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor nerv, den stora nerven. Check another noun

Practise nerv

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Is it en nerv or ett nerv?

Expressions

  • ha goda nerver
    have good nerves
  • ha trassel med nerverna
    have trouble with one's nerves

Words built with nerv

  • smärtnerv pain nerve
  • nervvrak nervous wreck
  • nervsammanbrott nervous breakdown
  • nervtråd nerve fibre
  • nervsystem nervous system
  • nervlugnande tranquillizer, sedative
  • nervtablett tranquillizer, sedative pill
  • nervpress nervous strain

Questions

What does nerv mean in English?

nerv means “nerve”.

Is it en nerv or ett nerv?

It is en nerv, and “the nerve” is nerven.

What is the plural of nerv?

The plural of nerv is nerver, and the definite plural is nerverna.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin nervus, likely related to Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron).

Nearby common words

nerv is number 3,166 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 3,162åtala indict, prosecute
  • 3,163heja greet, support
  • 3,164uppföra build, perform
  • 3,165skedde happened, occurred
  • 3,167flippa to flip, to flip out (go berserk or crazy), to flip (the ball, in soccer)
  • 3,168tablett tablet, pill
  • 3,169smal narrow, thin; slim, slender
  • 3,170hal slippery, smooth
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