Nagel

See also: nagel and Nägel

Dutch

Etymology

From the noun nagel (“nail”)

Proper noun

Nagel

  1. a surname

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːɡl̩/, [ˈnaːɡəl]
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Noun

Nagel m (strong, genitive Nagels, plural Nägel, diminutive Nägelchen n)

  1. (anatomy) A nail, the horny plate on fingers and toes of humans and certain animals which mostly consists of keratin.
    Synonyms: (human nail) Fingernagel m, (human nail) Fußnagel m
    Hypernym: Körperteil m
    Hyponyms: Daumennagel m, Fingernagel m
    Holonyms: Finger m, Hand f
    Ihre Nägel waren rot lackiert. ― Her nails were painted red.
  2. A nail, a man-made pointed fastener used for joining different materials by penetrating them.
    Hang das Bild an den Nagel dort drüben. ― Hang the picture on the nail over there.

Declension
Declension of Nagel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Nagel die Nägel
genitive eines des Nagels der Nägel
dative einem dem Nagel den Nägeln
accusative einen den Nagel die Nägel

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Russian: нагель (nagelʹ)

See also

Further reading
  • “Nagel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Nagel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Nagel” in Duden online
  • Nagel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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