Contionary:nachol

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Niemish

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈnaːxʊl/

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *naglaz. The sense of "key" may come from widespread but imperfect knowledge of Latin during the Migration Period leading to confusion between clavis ("key") and clavus ("nail"). Doublet of nágol ("fingernail").

Noun

² náchol n.m. syncopating hard stem

  1. nail
  2. key

Declension

declension of náchol (mh-S declension)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative náchol náchlan náchols náchlas
genitive nä́chuls nä́chles nä́chle nä́chulse
dative náchol náchlum náchlą náchlę