nagel

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaː.ɣəl/

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• Hyphenation: na‧gel
• Rhymes: -aːɣəl

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.

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

• algen, angel, lagen, lange

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːɡl̩/, /ˈnaːɡəl/

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nagel

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

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

nāgel m

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

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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

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

• nail, nāl, negel, neil

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

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

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)

• 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)

• "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

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.

nagel m

1. A carnation.

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

From Proto-Slavic *naglъ.

• IPA^(key): /nàːɡəʋ/

nágəł (comparative náglejši, superlative nȁjnáglejši)

1. fast

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

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

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑːɡɛl/

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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)

A nail you hit with a hammer is a spik.

• finger
• manikyr
• tå

• nagel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• nagel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• nagel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH

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

Cognate with Dutch nagel, English nail, German Nagel.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːɡəl/

nagel c (plural nagels, diminutive nageltsje)

1. clove
2. lilac

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