Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *naglъ. Cognate with Bulgarian нагъл (nagǎl, insolent, impertinent), Slovene nagel (sudden, rash), Russian наглый (naglyj, insolent, impertinent), Slovak náhly (sudden). Compare Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌺𐍃 (anaks, sudden), Sanskrit अञ्जसा (añjasā, immediately).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nǎːɡao/
  • Hyphenation: на‧га‧о

Adjective

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на́гао (Latin spelling nágao, definite на̑глӣ, comparative наглији)

  1. hasty
  2. fierce
  3. sudden

Declension

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