Nagelprobe

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German

Etymology

From Nagel +‎ Probe, referring to the Daumennagel (“thumbnail”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːɡl̩ˌpʁoːbə/

Noun

Nagelprobe f (genitive Nagelprobe, plural Nagelproben)

  1. litmus test
    • 2024 November 4, Cem Güler, Sabine am Orde, Anna Lehmann, “Regierungskrise der Ampel: Schmeißt Lindner hin oder Scholz ihn raus?”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:
      Nach dem Wirtschaftspapier der FDP muss die Regierung ein paar Fragen klären. Scholz hat Lindner und Habeck einbestellt. Nagelprobe wird der Haushalt.
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Declension

Declension of Nagelprobe
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Nagelprobe die Nagelproben
genitive einer der Nagelprobe der Nagelproben
dative einer der Nagelprobe den Nagelproben
accusative eine die Nagelprobe die Nagelproben

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