Niednagel

German

Alternative forms

• Neidnagel

Etymology

Borrowed 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːtˌnaːɡəl/

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Noun

Niednagel m (strong, genitive Niednagels, plural Niednägele)

1. hangnail
2. ingrown nail

Declension

Declension of Niednagel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	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