nerf

Meaning

1. (feminine) grain of wood
2. (dated,feminine) a similar line in leather, paper, etc.

Concepts

rib

vein

nerve

grain

Synonyms

ader

boord

glooiing

helling

kant

kust

kustlijn

litteken

neus

👃

oever

🏦

rib

ribbe

ribbel

richel

schuinte

vlam

wal

waterkant

zachtheid

zeekust

zenuw

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɛrf/

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”).