nögl
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse nagl (masculine; plural negl), from Proto-Germanic *naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nögl f (genitive singular naglar, nominative plural neglur or (dated or colloquial) naglir or nöglur)
- nail (fingernail or toenail)
- plectrum
- Synonym: plektari
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nögl | nöglin | neglur, naglir1, nöglur1 | neglurnar, naglirnar1, nöglurnar1 |
| accusative | nögl | nöglina | neglur, naglir1, nöglur1 | neglurnar, naglirnar1, nöglurnar1 |
| dative | nögl | nöglinni | nöglum | nöglunum |
| genitive | naglar | naglarinnar | nagla | naglanna |
1Dated or colloquial.
Anagrams
[edit]References
[edit]- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “nögl”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
- “nögl” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)