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/

• Audio:

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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
• → Caribbean Hindustani: nakkhun
• → Sranan Tongo: nangra
  • → Aukan: nangaa

Anagrams

• algen, angel, lagen, lange

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːɡl̩/, /ˈnaːɡəl/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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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

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	nāgel	nāgele
accusative	nāgel	nāgele
genitive	nāgels	nāgele
dative	nāgele	nāgelen

Descendants

• Dutch: nagel
  • Afrikaans: nael
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: nanggli
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: nakkhun
  • → Sranan Tongo: nangra
    • → Aukan: nangaa
• 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈnaɡəl/

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 (strong masculine without umlaut)

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

Descendants

• Bavarian: Någl

  Cimbrian: naaghel

  Mòcheno: nagel

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

  Hunsrik: Naaghel

  Luxembourgish: Nol

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

Further reading

• Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “nagel”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), 3rd edition
• 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

Declension

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 (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Swedish

målade naglar [painted nails]

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑːɡɛl/

• Audio:

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Noun

nagel c

1. (anatomy) a nail

   Jag ville träffa spiken med hammaren, men jag träffade nageln istället

   I wanted to hit the nail with the hammer, but I hit my nail instead

2. a pin, a treenail, a rivet (type of rivet, especially in boat-building)

Usage notes

A nail you hit with a hammer is a spik.

Declension

Declension of nagel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	nagel	nagels
	definite	nageln	nagelns
plural	indefinite	naglar	naglars
	definite	naglarna	naglarnas

Derived terms

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

See also

• finger
• manikyr
• tå

References

• “nagel”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “nagel”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “nagel”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH

Anagrams

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

West Frisian

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch nagel, English nail, German Nagel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːɡəl/

Noun

nagel c (plural nagels, diminutive nageltsje)

1. clove
2. lilac

Further reading

• “nagel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011