Nagel

See also: nagel and Nägel

Dutch

Proper noun

Nagel

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-Germanic *naglaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnaːɡl̩/, [ˈnaːɡəl]
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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.
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.
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

Synonyms

(human nails): Fingernagel m, Fußnagel m

Hypernyms

Körperteil m

Hyponyms

Daumennagel m
Fingernagel m

Holonyms

Finger m
Hand f

Derived terms

Derived terms

an den Nagel hängen
Daumennagel m
den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen
Eisennagel m
festnageln
Fingernagel m
Fußnagel m
Reißnagel m
Nagelbett n
Nagelbrett n
Nageleisen n
Nagelfeile f
Nagelhaut f
Nagellack m
nageln
Nagelpflege f
Nagelschere f
Nagelstudio n
Sargnagel m
Zehennagel f
auf den Nägeln brennen

Descendants

→ Russian: нагель (nagelʹ)

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

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