See also: nagel and Nägel

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Etymology

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From the noun nagel (nail).

Proper noun

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Nagel

  1. a surname

German

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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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

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Russian: нагель (nagelʹ)

See also

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Further reading

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