nijdnagel

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɛi̯tˌnaː.ɣəl/ Hyphenation: nijd‧na‧gel === Etymology 1 === Probably from nijpnagel. Likely changed through folk etymology after nijd (“envy”) +‎ nagel (“nail”); reportedly a superstition existed in early modern Europe that hangnails were caused by other people's envy. Cf. German Niednagel and French envie; also see English hangnail, which also underwent folk-etymological modification. ==== Noun ==== nijdnagel m (plural nijdnagels, no diminutive) a hangnail, an agnail Synonym: dwangnagel ===== Alternative forms ===== nijnagel === Etymology 2 === Compound of nijden +‎ nagel. The meaning of the first element is not entirely certain, but it is related to Middle Dutch niden and niten. ==== Noun ==== nijdnagel m (plural nijdnagels, no diminutive) (dated, rare) a rivet 1902, Alfons Van Houcke, Vak- & kunstwoorden. No. 6, Ambacht van den loodgieter & zinkbewerker, vol. 2, publ. by A. Siffer, page 504. Synonym: klinknagel