nagle

See also: nagłe and naglę

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nawlə/, [ˈnɑwlə]
• Homophone: navle

Etymology 1

From Old Norse nagli, from Proto-Germanic *nagalô, derived from *naglaz (“nail; peg”), which is the source of Danish negl, English nail, German Nagel (“nail; spike”).

Noun

nagle c (singular definite naglen, plural indefinite nagler)

1. spike, nail
2. peg (of wood)

Inflection

Declension of nagle

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nagle	naglen	nagler	naglerne
genitive	nagles	naglens	naglers	naglernes

Etymology 2

From Old Danish næglæ, from Old Norse negla, from Proto-Germanic *naglijaną, cognate with English nail (Old English næġl(i)an), German nageln (Old High German negilen), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ganagljan). Derived from the noun *naglaz (“nail”). The modern Danish form is influenced by the noun and German nageln.

Verb

nagle (past tense naglede, past participle naglet)

1. to nail

Inflection

Inflection of nagle

	present	past
simple	nagler	naglede
perfect	har naglet	havde naglet
passive	nagles	nagledes
participle	naglende	naglet
imperative	nagl	—
infinitive	nagle	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	naglen	—

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German

Pronunciation

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Verb

nagle

1. inflection of nageln:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative
   3. first/third-person singular subjunctive I

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²nɑɡ.lə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse negla, from Proto-Germanic *naglijaną. Reanalyzed vowel from nagl and nagle.

Alternative forms

• nagla, negla, negle

Verb

nagle (present tense naglar, past tense nagla, past participle nagla, passive infinitive naglast, present participle naglande, imperative nagle/nagl)

1. to nail, to fasten with nails or pegs
2. to claw at with one's nails

Etymology 2

From Old Norse nagli. Compare nagl (“(finger)nail”).

Noun

nagle m (definite singular naglen, indefinite plural naglar, definite plural naglane)

1. a spike, nail
2. a peg

References

• “nagle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• algen, galen, galne, glane, lange, lenga, negla

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Polish

Etymology

From nagły +‎ -e.

Adverb

nagle (not comparable)

1. suddenly (happening quickly and with little or no warning)

   Synonym: niespodziewanie

Related terms

• nagły

 

Further reading

• nagle in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• nagle in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

nagle

1. inflection of nagao:
   1. masculine accusative plural
   2. feminine genitive singular
   3. feminine nominative/accusative/vocative plural