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The German word for nail is
Nagel





nail

Gender

The gender of Nagel is masculine. E.g. der Nagel.

Plural

The plural of Nagel is Nägel.

German Definition


nail
     Substantiv:
     [1] Technik: Nagel, Stift
     [2] Fingernagel, Zehennagel, Nagel
          [1] We need more nails.
            Wir brauchen mehr Nägel.
          [2] My little brother has this nasty habit of biting his nails.
            Mein kleiner Bruder hat die schlechte Angewohnheit auf seinen Fingernägeln zu kauen.



Translations for nail and their definitions

festnageln
     v. to nail, to nail down (employ a nail as a fastener)
     v. to pin down (corner somebody in order to get a firm answer)


nageln
     v. to nail (to hammer or drive a nail into something)
     v. (vulgar) to nail (of a male, to have sexual intercourse with a female)
     v. to produce a knocking sound
          der Motor nagelt



Nagel
     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.
     n. 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.
     v. first-person singular present of nageln
     v. singular imperative of nageln



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