negl
Danish
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negl
Etymology
From Old Norse nagl (“nail”), from Proto-Germanic *naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /najl/, [nɑjˀl]
Noun
negl c (singular definite neglen, plural indefinite negle)
- nail (on fingers and toes)
Inflection
Declension of negl
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | negl | neglen | negle | neglene |
genitive | negls | neglens | negles | neglenes |
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse nagl (“nail”), from Proto-Germanic *naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-.
Noun
negl f (genitive singular neglar, plural neglir)
- fingernail
Declension
Declension of negl | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | negl | neglin | neglir | neglirnar |
accusative | negl | neglina | neglir | neglirnar |
dative | negl | neglini | neglum | neglunum |
genitive | neglar | neglarinnar | negla | neglanna |
Synonyms
- naglur
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse nagl (“nail”), from Proto-Germanic *naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-.
Noun
negl m (definite singular neglen, indefinite plural negler, definite plural neglene)
- (anatomy) a nail
Derived terms
- fingernegl
- neglebitende
- neglelakk
- tånegl
See also
- nagl (Nynorsk)
References
- “negl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Veps
Etymology
Related to Estonian nõel, Finnish neula, Ingrian neegla, Karelian nielgu and Votic nõgla.
Noun
negl
- needle