nagas

nagas

1. plural of naga

• Agans, Angas, Sagan, Sanga, gansa, sagan, sanga

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *nágas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs (“nail”). Cognate with Latvian nags (“nail, claw”); see also nagà (“hoof”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈn̪ä̌ːɡɐs̪]

nãgas m (plural nagai̇̃) stress pattern 4 ^[2]

1. fingernail, nail

   piršto nagas - a fingernail

2. claw

   katės/šuns nagai^[2] - cat's/dog's claws

3. talon

   paukščio nagai^[2] - talons of a bird

4. (in the plural) fingertips

   Nagus gelia.^[2] - The fingertips sore.

5. tip (of a rake etc.)^[2]
6. (figuratively) stingy person, miser

   Jis toks nagas.^[2] - He is such a miser.

• (stingy person): gysla

• (noun) naga f

• gerų nagų žmogus

• IPA^(key): [n̪ɐˈɡɐs̪]

nagàs f

1. accusative plural of naga

• ganas, snaga