Nagel

== English == === Proper noun === Nagel A surname ==== Derived terms ==== == 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] === 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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Russian: нагель (nagelʹ) → French: naguelle ==== 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