Nagel
Dutch
Etymology
From the noun nagel (“nail”).
Proper noun
Nagel
- a surname
German
Etymology
From Middle High German nagel, from Old High German nagal, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaːɡl̩/, [ˈnaːɡəl]
Audio: (file)
Noun
Nagel m (strong, genitive Nagels, plural Nägel, diminutive Nägelchen n)
- (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.
- A nail, a man-made pointed fastener used for joining different materials by penetrating them.
- Häng das Bild an den Nagel dort drüben. ― Hang the picture on the nail over there.
Declension
Declension of Nagel [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
- an den Nagel hängen
- auf den Nägeln brennen
- Daumennagel m
- den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen
- Eisennagel m
- festnageln
- Fingernagel m
- Fußnagel m
- Nagelbett n
- Nagelbrett n
- Nageleisen n
- Nagelfeile f
- Nagelhaut f
- Nagelkeilexzision f
- Nagellack m
- nageln
- Nagelpflege f
- Nagelschere f
- Nagelstudio n
- Reißnagel m
- Sargnagel m
- sich etwas unter den Nagel reißen
- Zehennagel f
Descendants
- → Russian: нагель (nagelʹ)
- → French: nagelle
See also
- Hammer m
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