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{{also|NeRF}}
{{also|NeRF}}
==English==
==English==
{{wikipedia|NERF}}
{{wikipedia|lang=en|nerf (disambiguation)|NERF}}


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|RP}} {{IPA|en|/nɜːf/}}
* {{IPA|en|/nɜːf/|a=RP}}
* {{a|GA}} {{IPA|en|/nɝf/}}
* {{IPA|en|/nɝf/|a=GA}}
* {{audio|en|En-au-nerf.ogg|Audio (AU)}}
* {{audio|en|En-au-nerf.ogg|a=AU}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɜː(ɹ)f|s=1}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɜː(ɹ)f|s=1}}


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# {{lb|en|motor racing|transitive}} To bump lightly, whether accidentally or purposefully.
# {{lb|en|motor racing|transitive}} To bump lightly, whether accidentally or purposefully.
#: ''A racer will often '''nerf''' another as a psychological tactic.''
#: {{ux|en|A racer will often '''nerf''' another as a psychological tactic.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1953|author={{w|Henry_Felsen|Henry Gregor Felsen}}|title=Street Rod|page=129|publisher=Random House|passage="The crazy fool!" Ricky exclaimed. "Nerfing me!"}}


=====Derived terms=====
=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|en|nerf bar}} <!--not a registered trademark (see entry)-->
* {{l|en|nerf bar}} <!--not a registered trademark (see entry)-->
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* {{l|en|nerf ball}}
* {{l|en|nerf net}} <!--ditto-->
* {{l|en|nerf net}} <!--ditto-->


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# {{senseid|en|video games slang verb}} {{lb|en|transitive|slang|video games}} To change a [[mechanic]], an [[ability]] or a [[character]] in a [[video game]] in order to make a previously [[dominant]] strategy less [[viable]] or less effective.
# {{senseid|en|video games slang verb}} {{lb|en|transitive|slang|video games}} To change a [[mechanic]], an [[ability]] or a [[character]] in a [[video game]] in order to make a previously [[dominant]] strategy less [[viable]] or less effective.
#: {{synonyms|en|gimp}}
#: {{synonyms|en|gimp}}
#: ''The lightning spell was originally pretty powerful, but in the sequel they '''nerfed''' it so it became completely useless.''
#: {{ux|en|The lightning spell was originally pretty powerful, but in the sequel they '''nerfed''' it so it became completely useless.}}
# {{senseid|en|transitive slang}} {{lb|en|transitive|slang}} To [[arbitrarily]] [[limit]] or [[reduce]] the [[capability]] of.
# {{senseid|en|transitive slang}} {{lb|en|transitive|slang}} To [[arbitrarily]] [[limit]] or [[reduce]] the [[capability]] of.
#* {{quote-web
#* {{quote-web
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|passage=Tesla '''nerfs''' Autopilot in Europe due to new regulations
|passage=Tesla '''nerfs''' Autopilot in Europe due to new regulations
}}
}}

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=====Synonyms=====
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* {{l|en|debuff}}, {{l|en|worsen}}, {{l|en|deteriorate}}, {{l|en|cripple}}, {{l|en|declaw}}, {{l|en|defang}}, {{l|en|degenerate}}

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=====Antonyms=====
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* {{l|en|ameliorate}}, {{l|en|buff}} {{gloss|game slang}}, {{l|en|improve}}, {{l|en|renew}}, {{l|en|renovate}}, {{l|en|revamp}}


=====Derived terms=====
=====Derived terms=====
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* Italian: {{t|it|nerfare}}
* Italian: {{t|it|nerfare}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|ナーフ|tr=nāfu}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|ナーフ|tr=nāfu}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|nerfar}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|не́рфить|impf}}, {{t|ru|поне́рфить|pf}}
* Sicilian: {{t|scn|nirfari}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|nerfear}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|nerflemek}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}

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=====Synonyms=====
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* {{l|en|debuff}}, {{l|en|worsen}}, {{l|en|deteriorate}}, {{l|en|cripple}}, {{l|en|declaw}}, {{l|en|defang}}, {{l|en|degenerate}}

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=====Antonyms=====
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* {{l|en|ameliorate}}, {{l|en|buff}} {{gloss|game slang}}, {{l|en|improve}}, {{l|en|renew}}, {{l|en|renovate}}, {{l|en|revamp}}


====Noun====
====Noun====
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* {{anagrams|en|a=efnr|Fern|fern|fren|fren'}}
* {{anagrams|en|a=efnr|Fern|fern|fren|fren'}}


[[Category:English genericized trademarks]]
{{cln|en|genericized trademarks}}

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==Dutch==
==Dutch==
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===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nl|/nɛrf/}}
* {{IPA|nl|/nɛrf/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-nerf.ogg|Audio}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-nerf.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|nerf}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|nerf}}
* {{rhyme|nl|ɛrf|s=1}}
* {{rhyme|nl|ɛrf|s=1}}
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====Noun====
====Noun====
{{nl-noun|f|-ven|nerfje}}
{{nl-noun|f|-ven|+}}


# [[grain]] of wood
# [[grain]] of wood
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=====Derived terms=====
=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|nl
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* {{l|nl|houtnerf}}
|houtnerf
}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|af|nerf}}


===Etymology 2===
===Etymology 2===
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====Noun====
====Noun====
{{nl-noun|f|-ven|nerfje}}
{{nl-noun|f|-ven|+}}


# {{lb|nl|obsolete}} [[nerve]]
# {{lb|nl|obsolete}} [[nerve]]
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=====Derived terms=====
=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|nl
* {{l|nl|bladnerf}}
|bladnerf
}}

=====Related terms=====
{{col-auto|nl
|enerveren
|nerveus
}}


===References===
===References===
<references/>
<references/>

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==French==
==French==


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{inh|fr|frm|nerf}}, from {{inh|fr|fro|nerf}}, inherited from {{inh|fr|la|nervus}}.
{{inh+|fr|frm|nerf}}, from {{inh|fr|fro|nerf}}, inherited from {{inh|fr|la|nervus}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA|ner}}
* {{fr-IPA|ner}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-nerf.ogg|audio}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-nerf.ogg}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
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===Further reading===
===Further reading===
* {{R:TLFi}}
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}


{{cln|fr|terms with irregularly silent consonant}}
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==Middle French==
==Middle French==
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* {{desc|fr|nerf}}
* {{desc|fr|nerf}}


[[Category:frm:Anatomy]]
{{C|frm|Anatomy}}

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==Old French==
==Old French==
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# [[nerve]]
# [[nerve]]
#* {{quote-book|fro|year=1377|author=[[w:Bernard de Gordon|Bernard de Gordon]]|title=Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine)|passage=Donc lepre est maladie de chair et non pas du cueur, ne des os, de des '''nerfs''' etc.|translation=Therefore leprosy is a disease of the flesh and not of the heart, nor of the bones, nor of the nerves, etc.|page=[http://www.infirmiers.com/pdf/jerome-vanderhaeghe-master2.pdf 185] of this essay}}
#* {{quote-book|fro|year=1377|author=w:Bernard de Gordon|title=Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine)|passage=Donc lepre est maladie de chair et non pas du cueur, ne des os, de des '''nerfs''' etc.|translation=Therefore leprosy is a disease of the flesh and not of the heart, nor of the bones, nor of the nerves, etc.|page=[http://www.infirmiers.com/pdf/jerome-vanderhaeghe-master2.pdf 185] of this essay}}


====Related terms====
====Related terms====
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** {{desc|fr|nerf}}
** {{desc|fr|nerf}}


[[Category:fro:Anatomy]]
{{C|fro|Anatomy}}

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==Welsh==
==Welsh==


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|cy|ML.|nervus||nerve}}, from {{der|cy|la|nervus||sinew}}.
Borrowed from {{bor|cy|en|nerve}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===

Latest revision as of 11:13, 26 October 2024

See also: NeRF

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Circa 1950s? (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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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.
    A racer will often nerf another as a psychological tactic.
    • 1953, Henry Gregor Felsen, Street Rod, Random House, page 129:
      "The crazy fool!" Ricky exclaimed. "Nerfing me!"
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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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.

Verb

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nerf (third-person singular simple present nerfs, present participle nerfing, simple past and past participle nerfed)

  2. (transitive, slang, video games) To change a mechanic, an ability or a character in a video game in order to make a previously dominant strategy less viable or less effective.
    Synonym: gimp
    The lightning spell was originally pretty powerful, but in the sequel they nerfed it so it became completely useless.
  4. (transitive, slang) To arbitrarily limit or reduce the capability of.
    • 2019 May 17, Fred Lambert, Electrek‎[2], retrieved 2019-05-19:
      Tesla nerfs Autopilot in Europe due to new regulations
Synonyms
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Antonyms
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Derived terms
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Translations
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Noun

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nerf (plural nerfs)

  2. (slang, video games) The deterioration, weakening or worsening of a character, a weapon, a spell, etc.

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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”).[1]

For the change of -rwe → -rf, compare verf. Cognate with German Narbe (“scar”).

Noun

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nerf f (plural nerven, diminutive nerfje n)

  1. grain of wood
  2. (dated) a similar line in leather, paper, etc.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: nerf

Etymology 2

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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

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nerf f (plural nerven, diminutive nerfje n)

  1. (obsolete) nerve
    Synonym: zenuw
  2. (botany) vein of a leaf
Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “arwiz-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 37-38

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French nerf, from Old French nerf, inherited from Latin nervus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nerf m (plural nerfs)

  1. (anatomy) nerve
  2. (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

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Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French nerf.

Noun

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nerf m (plural nerfz)

  1. nerve

Descendants

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Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin nervus.

Noun

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nerf oblique singular, m (oblique plural ners, nominative singular ners, nominative plural nerf)

  1. nerve
    • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 185 of this essay:
      Donc lepre est maladie de chair et non pas du cueur, ne des os, de des nerfs etc.
      Therefore leprosy is a disease of the flesh and not of the heart, nor of the bones, nor of the nerves, etc.
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Descendants

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English nerve.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nerf f (plural nerfau, not mutable)

  1. nerve

Derived terms

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