Nervennahrung

German

Etymology

Nerv (“nerve”) +‎ -en- +‎ Nahrung (“food”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɛʁfn̩ˌnaːʁʊŋ/

Noun

Nervennahrung f (genitive Nervennahrung, no plural)

comfort food (food consumed to alleviate stress, or to cheer up)
Schokolade ist die beste Nervennahrung. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Declension of Nervennahrung (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Nervennahrung
genitive	einer	der	Nervennahrung
dative	einer	der	Nervennahrung
accusative	eine	die	Nervennahrung

Further reading

“Nervennahrung” in Duden online
“Nervennahrung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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