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neif
English
Alternative forms
- neife
Etymology
Old French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ni?f/, /ne?f/
Noun
neif (plural neifs)
- (historical) A woman born in the state of villeinage; a female serf.
Anagrams
- Enif, Fein, Fine, NiFe, feni, fine, ifen, nief, nife
Volapük
Noun
neif (nominative plural neifs)
- knife
Declension
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nerf
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /n?f/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /n??f/
- Rhymes: -??(?)f
Etymology 1
Circa 1950s? (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
nerf (third-person singular simple present nerfs, present participle nerfing, simple past and past participle nerfed)
- (motor racing, transitive) To bump lightly, whether accidentally or purposefully.
- A racer will often nerf another as a psychological tactic.
Derived terms
- nerf bar
- nerf net
Etymology 2
From the Nerf brand of toys designed as non-dangerous counterparts of existing things, such as sports balls and guns.
Verb
nerf (third-person singular simple present nerfs, present participle nerfing, simple past and past participle nerfed)
- (transitive, slang, video games) To cripple or weaken an element of a video game during its development (such as a character, a weapon, a spell, etc.).
- Synonym: gimp
- The lightning spell was originally pretty powerful, but in the sequel they nerfed it so it became completely useless.
- (transitive, slang) To arbitrarily limit or reduce the capability of.
Derived terms
- stealth nerf
Synonyms
- debuff, worsen, deteriorate, cripple, declaw, defang, degenerate
Antonyms
- ameliorate, buff (game slang), improve, renew, renovate, revamp
Noun
nerf (plural nerfs)
- (slang, video games) The deterioration, weakening or worsening of a character, a weapon, a spell, etc.
Anagrams
- Fern, fern, fren, fren'
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?rf/
- Hyphenation: nerf
- Rhymes: -?rf
Etymology 1
From earlier nerve, from Middle Dutch *narwe, either inherited from Old Dutch *narwa or borrowed from Middle Low German narwe, eventually from Proto-Germanic *narw?, from earlier *arwaz (“scar”).
For the change of -rwe ? -rf, compare verf. Cognate with German Narbe (“scar”).
Noun
nerf f (plural nerven, diminutive nerfje n)
- grain of wood
- (dated) a similar line in leather, paper, etc.
Derived terms
- houtnerf
Etymology 2
From Latin nervus. The botanic sense belongs historically to this word, but is semantically close to etymology 1 and hence not necessarily felt as a distinct word.
Noun
nerf f (plural nerven, diminutive nerfje n)
- (obsolete) nerve
- Synonym: zenuw
- (botany) vein of a leaf
Derived terms
- bladnerf
References
French
Etymology
From Middle French nerf, from Old French nerf, inherited from Latin nervus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n??/
Noun
nerf m (plural nerfs)
- (anatomy) nerve
- (figuratively) force, power, strength
- Les nerfs, les garçons! On n'est pas sur un bateau de plaisance. — Put some muscle into it, boys! We are not on a pleasure boat!
Derived terms
Related terms
- neurone
Further reading
- “nerf” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French nerf.
Noun
nerf m (plural nerfz)
- nerve
Descendants
- French: nerf
Old French
Etymology
From Latin nervus.
Noun
nerf m (oblique plural ners, nominative singular ners, nominative plural nerf)
- nerve
Related terms
- nerveus
Descendants
- Middle French: nerf
- French: nerf
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin nervus (“nerve”), from Latin nervus (“sinew”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?rv/
Noun
nerf f (plural nerfau, not mutable)
- nerve
Derived terms
- nerfol
- nerfus
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