nagelj

Slovene

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German nagellīn (“little nail”), referring to its clove, diminutive of nagel (“nail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nàːɡəl/

Noun

nágəlj m inan

1. carnation

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “nagelj”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025