See also: nagel and Nägel

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From the noun nagel (nail)

Proper noun edit

Nagel

  1. a surname

German edit

 
Menschlicher Nagel — human nail (1)
 
Nägel eines Elefanten — Nails of an elephant. (1)
 
Nägel — nails. (2)

Etymology edit

From Middle High German nagel, from Old High German nagal, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːɡl̩/, [ˈnaːɡəl]
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Noun edit

Nagel m (strong, genitive Nagels, plural Nägel, diminutive Nägelchen n)

  1. (anatomy) A nail, the horny plate on fingers and toes of humans and certain animals which mostly consists of keratin.
    Synonyms: (human nail) Fingernagel m, (human nail) Fußnagel m
    Hypernym: Körperteil m
    Hyponyms: Daumennagel m, Fingernagel m
    Holonyms: Finger m, Hand f
    Ihre Nägel waren rot lackiert.Her nails were painted red.
  2. A nail, a man-made pointed fastener used for joining different materials by penetrating them.
    Hang das Bild an den Nagel dort drüben.Hang the picture on the nail over there.

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Russian: нагель (nagelʹ)

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • Nagel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Nagel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Nagel” in Duden online
  •   Nagel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de