Naagel

Limburgish

Männschleche Naagel — human nail (1)

Néëgel éïnes Éllefannt — Nails of an elephant. (1)

Néëgel — nails. (2)

Etymology

From Middle Limburgish nagel, from Old Limburgish nagal, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl, from Proto-Germanic *naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaː.ɣəl/
• Rhymes: -aːɣəl

Noun

Naagel m (plural Néëgel, diminutive Néëgeltje) (Eupen)

1. (anatomy) A nail, the horny plate on fingers and toes of humans and certain animals which mostly consists of keratin.
2. A nail, a man-made pointed fastener used for joining different materials by penetrating them.

Synonyms

• (human nails): Vängernaagel, Voutnaagel

Hyponyms

• Dummnaagel
• Vängernaagel

Derived terms

• Driifnaagel