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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse nagli, from Proto-Germanic *nagalô, derived from *naglaz (“nail; peg”), which is the source of Danish negl, English nail, German Nagel (“nail; spike”).
Noun
nagle c (singular definite naglen, plural indefinite nagler)
- spike, nail
- peg (of wood)
Declension
Etymology 2
From Old Danish næglæ, from Old Norse negla, from Proto-Germanic *naglijaną, cognate with English nail (Old English næġl(i)an), German nageln (Old High German negilen), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ganagljan). Derived from the noun *naglaz (“nail”). The modern Danish form is influenced by the noun and German nageln.
Verb
nagle (past tense naglede, past participle naglet)
- to nail
Conjugation
German
Pronunciation
Verb
nagle
- inflection of nageln:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse negla, from Proto-Germanic *naglijaną. Reanalyzed vowel from nagl and nagle.
Alternative forms
Verb
nagle (present tense naglar, past tense nagla, past participle nagla, passive infinitive naglast, present participle naglande, imperative nagle/nagl)
- to nail, to fasten with nails or pegs
- to claw at with one's nails
Etymology 2
From Old Norse nagli. Compare nagl (“(finger)nail”).
Noun
nagle m (definite singular naglen, indefinite plural naglar, definite plural naglane)
- a spike, nail
- a peg
References
Anagrams
Old Polish
Etymology
From nagły + -e. First attested in 1461.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /naːɡlʲɛ/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /nɒɡlʲɛ/
Adverb
nagle
- suddenly; quickly; violently; unexpectedly
1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Latin-Polish-German Florian Psalter], Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament], pages 63, 4:
c. 1500, Wokabularz lubiński, inkunabuł Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego w Gnieźnie, sygn. Inc. 78d., page 132r:Subito id est cito velociter repente insperate schnell nagle prathko- [Subito id est cito velociter repente insperate schnell nagle prędko]
- soon
- Synonym: z nagła
c. 1301-1350, Kazania świętokrzyskie, page ar 7:Pocøhø sø modlich, izbi ie bog zbauil ot mocy crola poganskego. Tegdis nagle bog uslusal modlituø luda- [Poczęchą się modlić, iżby je Bog zbawił ot mocy krola pogańskiego. Tegdyż nagle Bog usłuszał modlitwę luda]
- on the ground; down, onto one's face
1930 [Fifteenth century], “Deut”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka), 22, 8:Nye bødzesz vinyen, gdisz syø kto popelznye, nagle padnye (in praeceps ruente)- [Nie będziesz winien, gdyż się kto popełznie, nagle padnie (in praeceps ruente)]
1915 [Middle of the 15th century], Jan Łoś, editor, Przegląd językowych zabytków staropolskich do r. 1543, page 517:Nagle pascz succumbere- [Nagle paść succumbere]
Related terms
Descendants
References
- Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “nagle”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “nagle”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
- Ewa Deptuchowa, Mariusz Frodyma, Katarzyna Jasińska, Magdalena Klapper, Dorota Kołodziej, Mariusz Leńczuk, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, editors (2023), “nagle”, in Rozariusze z polskimi glosami. Internetowa baza danych [Dictionaries of Polish glosses, an Internet database] (in Polish), Kraków: Pracownia Języka Staropolskiego Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish nagle. By surface analysis, nagły + -e. Compare Kashubian nôgle.
Pronunciation
Adverb
nagle (not comparable)
- suddenly (happening quickly and with little or no warning)
- Synonym: niespodziewanie
- (obsolete) quickly
- Synonym: szybko
- (obsolete) violently (with force)
- Synonym: gwałtownie
Derived terms
Trivia
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), nagle is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 7 times in scientific texts, 0 times in news, 8 times in essays, 69 times in fiction, and 21 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 105 times, making it the 592nd most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.
References
- ^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “nagle”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 266
Further reading
- nagle in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- nagle in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “nagle”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- “NAGLE”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 25.09.2008
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “nagle”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “nagle”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “nagle”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 69
- nagle in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Serbo-Croatian
Adjective
nagle
- inflection of nagao:
- masculine accusative plural
- feminine genitive singular
- feminine nominative/accusative/vocative plural