Nargil

Old High German

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *Nargil, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Nargilaz. By surface analysis, nerien (“to save”) +‎ il (“diminutive suffix”).

Proper noun

Nargil

1. a male given name

Inflection

Declension of Nargil (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	Nargil	Nargila
accusative	Nargil	Nargila
genitive	Nargiles	Nargilo
dative	Nargile	Nargilum
instrumental	Nargilu	—

Descendants

• German: Nargell (see further descendants)
• → Belarusian: Наргайла (Narhajla)
• → Lithuanian: Norgaila
• → Polish: Nargiełło
• → Russian: Норгайло (Norgajlo)
• → Ukrainian: Норгайло (Norhajlo)