Nägeli
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
- Näägeli, Negeli
Etymology
From Middle High German negelīn. By surface analysis, Nagel + li. Compare German Nägelein (archaic), German Nägelchen, German Nelke.
Noun
Nägeli n (plural Nägeli)
- dim of Nagel
- carnation
- 1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
- Gänds mer ä par vo dene Nägeli da, ja.
- Give me a couple of these carnations here, okay.
- 1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
- clove
Usage notes
According to Niklaus Bigler, former editor of Schweizerisches Idiotikon, most dialects distinguish between Näägeli (“clove, carnation”) and Negeli (“nail”, dim).[1]
Derived terms
- gueti Nägeli
- langi Nägeli
References
Further reading
- “Nägeli”, in Schweizerisches Idiotikon. Wörterbuch der schweizerdeutschen Sprache (in German), volume 4, 1901, column 692
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