Niednagel
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Low German Niednagel, either from unattested Middle Low German [Term?] or from Dutch nijnagel, nijdnagel (attested as nijnnaghel, 1562). The words may originally be derived from Dutch nijpen, knijpen (“to nip, pinch”). The later form with -d- is due to the belief that such and other harms are caused by other people's envy (Dutch nijd, German Low German Nied, German Neid); compare French envie (“envy, hangnail”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editNiednagel m (strong, genitive Niednagels, plural Niednägele)
Declension
editDeclension of Niednagel [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Niednagel | die | Niednägele |
genitive | eines | des | Niednagels | der | Niednägele |
dative | einem | dem | Niednagel | den | Niednägelen |
accusative | einen | den | Niednagel | die | Niednägele |