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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /nɛrf/ Audio: Nl-nerf.ogg Forms: nerven [plural], nerfje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛrf Etymology: From earlier nerve, from Middle Dutch *narwe, either inherited from Old Dutch *narwa or borrowed from Middle Low German narwe, eventually from Proto-Germanic *narwō, from earlier *arwaz (“scar”). For the change of -rwe → -rf, compare verf. Cognate with German Narbe (“scar”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|*narwe}} Middle Dutch *narwe, {{inh|nl|odt|*narwa}} Old Dutch *narwa, {{der|nl|gml|narwe}} Middle Low German narwe, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*narwō}} Proto-Germanic *narwō, {{cog|de|Narbe|t=scar}} German Narbe (“scar”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-ven|+}} nerf f (plural nerven, diminutive nerfje n)
  1. grain of wood Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-nerf-nl-noun-byOUP3j~
  2. (dated) a similar line in leather, paper, etc. Tags: dated, feminine
    Sense id: en-nerf-nl-noun-fHDwL9hm Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 3 27 3 15 9 11 22 2 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 32 2 16 9 12 21 1 2 2 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 2 62 2 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: houtnerf
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /nɛrf/ Audio: Nl-nerf.ogg Forms: nerven [plural], nerfje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛrf Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|nl|la|nervus}} Latin nervus Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-ven|+}} nerf f (plural nerven, diminutive nerfje n)
  1. (obsolete) nerve Tags: feminine, obsolete Synonyms: zenuw
    Sense id: en-nerf-nl-noun-WhwtFVzc
  2. (botany) vein of a leaf Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-nerf-nl-noun-~ublJfz~ Categories (other): Botany, Pages with 7 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 3 27 3 15 9 11 22 2 4 4 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bladnerf Related terms: enerveren, nerveus
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /nɜːf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /nɝf/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-nerf.ogg Forms: nerfs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)f Etymology: From the Nerf brand of toys designed as non-dangerous counterparts of existing things, such as sports balls and guns. Originally used to equate a change in the damage of a weapon in a video game to a change from real weapons to Nerf weapons. Head templates: {{en-noun}} nerf (plural nerfs)
  1. (slang, video games) The deterioration, weakening or worsening of a character, a weapon, a spell, etc. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-nerf-en-noun-en:video_games_slang_noun Categories (other): Video games, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 44 36 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 37 42 5 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /nɜːf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /nɝf/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-nerf.ogg Forms: nerfs [present, singular, third-person], nerfing [participle, present], nerfed [participle, past], nerfed [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)f Etymology: Circa 1950s? Head templates: {{en-verb}} nerf (third-person singular simple present nerfs, present participle nerfing, simple past and past participle nerfed)
  1. (motor racing, transitive) To bump lightly, whether accidentally or purposefully. Tags: transitive Derived forms: nerf bar, nerf ball, nerf net
    Sense id: en-nerf-en-verb-X1VpdHF5 Categories (other): Motor racing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 44 36 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 3 27 3 15 9 11 22 2 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 37 42 5 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /nɜːf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /nɝf/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-nerf.ogg Forms: nerfs [present, singular, third-person], nerfing [participle, present], nerfed [participle, past], nerfed [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)f Etymology: From the Nerf brand of toys designed as non-dangerous counterparts of existing things, such as sports balls and guns. Originally used to equate a change in the damage of a weapon in a video game to a change from real weapons to Nerf weapons. Head templates: {{en-verb}} nerf (third-person singular simple present nerfs, present participle nerfing, simple past and past participle nerfed)
  1. (transitive, slang, video games) To change a mechanic, an ability or a character in a video game in order to make less efficacious. Tags: slang, transitive Synonyms: gimp
    Sense id: en-nerf-en-verb-en:video_games_slang_verb Categories (other): Video games, English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 29 38 14 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 18 23 55 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 44 36 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 3 27 3 15 9 11 22 2 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 37 42 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 33 46 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 16 31 47 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 15 35 44 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 26 55 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 35 44 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Sicilian translations: 15 29 49 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 32 46 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 15 29 49 6 Topics: video-games
  2. (transitive, slang) To arbitrarily limit or reduce the capability of. Tags: slang, transitive Translations (to arbitrarily limit or reduce one's capacity): nerfer (French), nerfen (German), nerfare (Italian), ナーフ (nāfu) (Japanese), nerfar (Portuguese), не́рфить (nérfitʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), поне́рфить (ponérfitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), nirfari (Sicilian), nerfear (Spanish), debilitar (Spanish), menguar (Spanish), reducir (Spanish), nerflemek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-nerf-en-verb-en:transitive_slang Disambiguation of "to arbitrarily limit or reduce one's capacity": 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: debuff, worsen, deteriorate, cripple, declaw, defang, degenerate Derived forms: stealth nerf
Etymology number: 2

Noun [French]

IPA: /nɛʁ/ Audio: Fr-nerf.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-nerf.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-nerf.wav Forms: nerfs [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French nerf, from Old French nerf, inherited from Latin nervus. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:inh|frm:nerf}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|nerf|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French nerf, {{inh+|fr|frm|nerf}} Inherited from Middle French nerf, {{inh|fr|fro|nerf}} Old French nerf, {{inh|fr|la|nervus}} Latin nervus Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} nerf m (plural nerfs)
  1. (anatomy) nerve Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-nerf-fr-noun-WhwtFVzc Categories (other): Anatomy, French entries with incorrect language header, French terms with irregularly silent consonant, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of French terms with irregularly silent consonant: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 48 52 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (figuratively) force, power, strength Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-nerf-fr-noun-D02l0aGH Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: neuro-, neurone, névro-
Derived forms: à bout de nerfs, avoir les nerfs à vif, crise de nerfs, du nerf, énerver, être sur les nerfs, guerre des nerfs, innerver, nerf crânien, nerf de bœuf, nerf du canal ptérygoïdien, nerf phrénique, nerf radial, nerf sacculaire, nerf saphène, nerf sciatique, nerf spinal, nerf splanchnique, nerf subclavier, nerf trijumeau, nerf trochléaire, nerf vague, nerf vestibulocochléaire, nerf vidien, nerval, nerver, nerveux, nervure, passer ses nerfs, taper sur les nerfs

Noun [Middle French]

Forms: nerfz [plural]
Etymology: From Old French nerf. Etymology templates: {{ety|frm|:inh|fro:nerf}}, {{inh|frm|fro|nerf}} Old French nerf Head templates: {{head|frm|noun|||plural|nerfz||{{{pl2}}}||{{{f}}}||{{{f}}}s|f1accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} nerf m (plural nerfz), {{frm-noun|m|nerfz}} nerf m (plural nerfz)
  1. nerve Tags: masculine

Noun [Old French]

Forms: nerf oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], ners [oblique, plural], ners [nominative, singular], nerf [nominative, plural]
Etymology: From Latin nervus. Etymology templates: {{ety|fro|:inh|la:nervus}}, {{inh|fro|la|nervus}} Latin nervus Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} nerf oblique singular, m (oblique plural ners, nominative singular ners, nominative plural nerf)
  1. nerve Related terms: nerveus

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˈnɛʁ.fi/ [Brazil], [ˈnɛh.fi] [Brazil], /ˈnɛʁf/ [Brazil], [ˈnɛhf] [Brazil], /ˈnɛʁ.fi/ [Brazil], [ˈnɛh.fi] [Brazil], /ˈnɛʁf/ [Brazil], [ˈnɛhf] [Brazil], /ˈnɛɾ.fi/ [São-Paulo], /ˈnɛɾf/ [São-Paulo], /ˈnɛʁ.fi/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [ˈnɛχ.fi] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈnɛʁf/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [ˈnɛχf] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈnɛɻ.fi/ [Caipira], /ˈnɛɻf/ [Caipira], /ˈnɛʁ.fe/ [Southern-Brazil], [ˈnɛh.fe] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈnɛʁf/ [Southern-Brazil], [ˈnɛhf] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈnɐɾ.fɨ/ [Portugal] Forms: nerfs [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English nerf. Etymology templates: {{etymon|pt|:bor|en:nerf<id:worsening>|id=worsening}}, {{ubor|pt|en|nerf}} Unadapted borrowing from English nerf Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|#s}} nerf m (plural nerfs)
  1. (video games, slang) nerf (worsening of a game mechanic) Tags: masculine, slang Derived forms: nerfar

Noun [Welsh]

IPA: /nɛrv/ Forms: nerfau [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English nerve. Etymology templates: {{bor|cy|en|nerve}} English nerve Head templates: {{cy-noun|f|nerfau}} nerf f (plural nerfau, not mutable)
  1. nerve Tags: feminine, not-mutable Derived forms: nerfol, nerfus

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "to arbitrarily limit or reduce one's capacity",
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          "word": "ナーフ"
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          "sense": "to arbitrarily limit or reduce one's capacity",
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          "roman": "ponérfitʹ",
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          "sense": "to arbitrarily limit or reduce one's capacity",
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          "text": "Esse é o campeão! Mesmo com nerf nos consoles, os jogadores querem mais nerf. Nerf na torreta, nerf na mira da torreta, nerf no nerf da torreta! Até nerf no jogador, se for necessário!",
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}

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  "msg": "suspicious related form tags ['masculine', 'canonical']: 'nerf oblique singular or' in 'nerf oblique singular, m (oblique plural ners, nominative singular ners, nominative plural nerf)'",
  "path": [
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