Polyglot Dictionary

Fingernagel

/ˈfɪŋɐˌnaːɡl̩/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Fingernägel

Meaning

  1. fingernail

    Built from Finger (finger) + Nagel (nail).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Finger finger
  • Nagel nail

Similar words

nagel

Nagel has a dual meaning: it means a hardware "nail," and also, like Fingernagel, a "fingernail."

Similar in other languages

French

ongle

ongle is the French word for the same thing — both mean "fingernail."

Practice

1 What does Fingernagel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie lackiert sich die ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fingernagel?

nouncompound

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