nagel

See also: Nagel and Nägel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nāgel, from Old Dutch *nagal, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl, from Proto-Germanic *naglaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaː.ɣəl/

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• Hyphenation: na‧gel
• Rhymes: -aːɣəl

Noun

nagel m (plural nagels, diminutive nageltje n)

1. A nail (on the fingers or toes).

   De tijgerin sloeg haar nagels uit.

   The tigress drew out her nails.

2. A nail, a spike-shaped, usually metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials.

   Synonym: spijker

   Het fotolijstje hangt aan een nagel.

   The picture frame is hanging on a nail.

Derived terms

• dwangnagel
• klinknagel
• nagel aan zijn doodskist
• nagelen
• nagelknipper
• nagellak
• nagelschaar
• nagelvijl
• nijnagel
• siernagel
• stroopnagel
• teennagel
• vingernagel

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: nael
• Berbice Creole Dutch: nanggli
• → Aukan: nangaa
• → Caribbean Hindustani: nakkhun

Anagrams

• algen, angel, lagen, lange

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːɡl̩/, /ˈnaːɡəl/

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Verb

nagel

1. inflection of nageln:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *nagal, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl.

Noun

nāgel m

1. A nail (hard part of fingers and toes)
2. A nail (metal spike)
3. A clove (spice).

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: nagel
  • Afrikaans: nael
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: nanggli
  • → Aukan: nangaa
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: nakkhun
• Limburgish: nagel

Further reading

• “naghel”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “nagel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle High German

Alternative forms

• nail, nāl, negel, neil

Etymology

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

Noun

nagel m

1. A nail, pin, peg (wooden or metal spike used for fastening) [from 8th c.]
2. (anatomy) A nail [from 9th c.]
3. (cooking) A clove (spice).

   Synonyms: negelkīn, negellīn

4. A knot (blemish in wood caused by branch growth)

   Synonym: knorre

5. Conjunctivitis (an infection of the eye)

Declension

Declension of nagel (masculine, a-stem)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	dër	nagel	die	nagele, nagel
genitive	eines	dës	nageles, nagels	dër	nagele, nagel
dative	einem	dëm	nagele, nagel	dën	nagelen, nageln
accusative	einen	dën	nagel	die	nagele, nagel

Descendants

• Bavarian: Någl

  Cimbrian: naaghel

  Mòcheno: nagel

• Central Franconian: Nohl, Nähl, Näl, Nääl, Nahl, Nagel

  Hunsrik: Naaghel

  Luxembourgish: Nol

• German: Nagel
  • → Russian: нагель (nagelʹ)
• Alemannic German: Nagel
• Yiddish: נאָגל (nogl), נאגיל (nogil) (Middle Yiddish, attested in Shemot Devarim)

Further reading

• "nagel" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)
• Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Nagel”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German nagel, from Old High German nagal, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl, from Proto-Germanic *naglaz (“nail”).

Cognate with German Nagel, English nail. Compare other languages that derive "carnation" from the word for "nail" (often a diminutive): Alemannic German Nägeli, Catalan clavell, Hebrew ציפורן (tsipóren), Hungarian szegfű.

Noun

nagel m

1. A carnation.

References

• “nagel” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *naglъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nàːɡəʋ/

Adjective

nágəł (comparative náglejši, superlative nȁjnáglejši)

1. fast

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Hard
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom. sing.	nágel	nágla	náglo
singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nágel ind nágli def	nágla	náglo
genitive	náglega	nágle	náglega
dative	náglemu	nágli	náglemu
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	náglo	náglo
locative	náglem	nágli	náglem
instrumental	náglim	náglo	náglim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nágla	nágli	nágli
genitive	náglih	náglih	náglih
dative	náglima	náglima	náglima
accusative	nágla	nágli	nágli
locative	náglih	náglih	náglih
instrumental	náglima	náglima	náglima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nágli	nágle	nágla
genitive	náglih	náglih	náglih
dative	náglim	náglim	náglim
accusative	nágle	nágle	nágla
locative	náglih	náglih	náglih
instrumental	náglimi	náglimi	náglimi

Further reading

• “nagel”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse nagl (“nail”), from Proto-Germanic *naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑːɡɛl/

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Noun

nagel c

1. (anatomy) A nail; a horny plate on fingers and toes.
2. A nail; a spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials.

Declension

Declension of nagel
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	nagel	nageln	naglar	naglarna
Genitive	nagels	nagelns	naglars	naglarnas

Derived terms

Derived terms

• dragnagel
• nagelbiten
• Nagelfar
• nagelfara
• nagellack
• nagel i ögat
• nagelsax
• nageltrång
• nagla
• tumnagel
• varnagel

See also

• finger
• tå

Further reading

• nagel in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• Engla, algen, galen, galne, lagen, legan