Nagel

See also: nagel and Nägel

Dutch

Etymology

From the noun nagel (nail).

Proper noun

Nagel

  1. a surname

German

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.
    Häng das Bild an den Nagel dort drüben.Hang the picture on the nail over there.

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Russian: нагель (nagelʹ)
  • French: nagelle

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