negla

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛkla]

  Rhymes: -ɛkla

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *naglijaną.

Verb

negla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative negldi, supine neglt)

1. to nail [with accusative]

Conjugation

negla – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að negla
supine sagnbót		neglt
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		neglandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	negli	negldi		negli	negldi
	þú	neglir	negldir		neglir	negldir
	hann, hún, það	neglir	negldi		negli	negldi
plural	við	neglum	negldum		neglum	negldum
	þið	neglið	neglduð		neglið	neglduð
	þeir, þær, þau	negla	negldu		negli	negldu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	negl (þú), negldu
plural	þið	neglið (þið), negliði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

neglast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að neglast
supine sagnbót		neglst
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		neglandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	neglist	negldist		neglist	negldist
	þú	neglist	negldist		neglist	negldist
	hann, hún, það	neglist	negldist		neglist	negldist
plural	við	neglumst	negldumst		neglumst	negldumst
	þið	neglist	negldust		neglist	negldust
	þeir, þær, þau	neglast	negldust		neglist	negldust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	neglst (þú), neglstu
plural	þið	neglist (þið), neglisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

negldur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	negldur	negld	neglt	negldir	negldar	negld
accusative (þolfall)	negldan	neglda	neglt	neglda	negldar	negld
dative (þágufall)	negldum	negldri	negldu	negldum	negldum	negldum
genitive (eignarfall)	neglds	negldrar	neglds	negldra	negldra	negldra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	negldi	neglda	neglda	negldu	negldu	negldu
accusative (þolfall)	neglda	negldu	neglda	negldu	negldu	negldu
dative (þágufall)	neglda	negldu	neglda	negldu	negldu	negldu
genitive (eignarfall)	neglda	negldu	neglda	negldu	negldu	negldu

Related terms

• nagli

Etymology 2

Noun

negla f (genitive singular neglu, nominative plural neglur)

1. stopper, plug

Declension

Declension of negla (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	negla	neglan	neglur	neglurnar
accusative	neglu	negluna	neglur	neglurnar
dative	neglu	neglunni	neglum	neglunum
genitive	neglu	neglunnar	negla, neglna	neglanna, neglnanna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

negla (present tense neglar or negler, past tense negla or neglde, supine negla or neglt, past participle negla or negld, present participle neglande, imperative negl)

1. alternative form of nagle

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *naglijaną.

Verb

negla (past participle negldr)

1. to nail, to fasten or stud with nails

Conjugation

Conjugation of negla — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	negla
present participle	neglandi
past participle	negldr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	negli	neglda		negla	neglda
2nd person singular	neglir	negldir		neglir	negldir
3rd person singular	neglir	negldi		negli	negldi
1st person plural	neglum	negldum		neglim	negldim
2nd person plural	neglið	neglduð		neglið	negldið
3rd person plural	negla	negldu		negli	negldi
imperative	present
2nd person singular	negl, negli
1st person plural	neglum
2nd person plural	neglið

Conjugation of negla — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	neglask
present participle	neglandisk
past participle	neglzk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	neglumk	negldumk		neglumk	negldumk
2nd person singular	neglisk	negldisk		neglisk	negldisk
3rd person singular	neglisk	negldisk		neglisk	negldisk
1st person plural	neglumsk	negldumsk		neglimsk	negldimsk
2nd person plural	neglizk	neglduzk		neglizk	negldizk
3rd person plural	neglask	negldusk		neglisk	negldisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	neglsk, neglisk
1st person plural	neglumsk
2nd person plural	neglizk

Related terms

• nagl m
• nagli m

Descendants

• Icelandic: negla
• Norwegian Nynorsk: nagle, nagla, negla, negle
• Norwegian Bokmål: nagle
• Old Danish: næglæ
  • Danish: nagle

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “negla”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive