negl

Danish

negl

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /najl/, [nɑjˀl]

Noun

negl c (singular definite neglen, plural indefinite negle)

1. nail (on fingers and toes)

Inflection

Declension of negl

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	negl	neglen	negle	neglene
genitive	negls	neglens	negles	neglenes

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Faroese

Etymology

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

Noun

negl f (genitive singular neglar, plural neglir)

1. fingernail

Declension

Declension of negl
f2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	negl	neglin	neglir	neglirnar
accusative	negl	neglina	neglir	neglirnar
dative	negl	neglini	neglum	neglunum
genitive	neglar	neglarinnar	negla	neglanna

Synonyms

• naglur

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Noun

negl m (definite singular neglen, indefinite plural negler, definite plural neglene)

1. (anatomy) a nail

Derived terms

• fingernegl
• neglebitende
• neglelakk
• tånegl

See also

• nagl (Nynorsk)

References

• “negl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Veps

Etymology

Related to Estonian nõel, Finnish neula, Ingrian neegla, Karelian nielgu and Votic nõgla.

Noun

negl

1. needle