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Nagel

Nagel

See also: nagel and Nägel

German

Menschlicher Nagel — human nail (1)
Nägel eines Elefanten — Nails of an elephant. (1)
Nägel — nails. (2)

Noun

Nagel m (genitive Nagels, plural Nägel)

  1. (anatomy) A nail, the horny plate on fingers and toes of humans and certain animals which mostly consists of keratin.
  2. A nail, a man-made pointed fastener used for joining different materials by penetrating them.

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nagel

nagel

See also: Nagel and Nägel

Dutch

Noun

nagel m (plural nagels, diminutive nageltje n)

  1. nail (on the fingers or toes)
  2. nail (metal pin)

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːɡl̩/, /ˈnaːɡəl/

Verb

nagel

  1. First-person singular present of nageln.
  2. Imperative singular of nageln.

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *naglъ. Cognate with Bulgarian нагъл (nagǎl, insolent, impertinent), Serbo-Croatian на́гао/nágao, Russian на́глый (náglyj, insolent, impertinent), Slovak náhly (sudden). Compare Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌺𐍃 (anaks, sudden), Sanskrit अञ्जसा (añjasā, immediately).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnàːɡəw/
  • Tonal orthography: nágəł

Adjective

nágel (comparative náglejši, superlative nàjnáglejši)

  1. fast

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Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑːɡɛl/

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nagel c

  1. (anatomy) nail; a horny plate on fingers and toes
  2. nail; a spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials

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