nagas

See also: naĝas, nāgas, and Nāgas

English

Noun

nagas

1. plural of naga

Anagrams

• Agans, Angas, Sagan, Sanga, gansa, sagan, sanga

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *nágas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs (“nail”). Cognate with Latvian nags (“nail, claw”); see also nagà (“hoof”).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [ˈn̪ä̌ːɡɐs̪]

Noun

nãgas m (plural nagaĩ) stress pattern 4

1. fingernail, nail

   piršto nagas - a fingernail

2. claw

   katės/šuns nagai - cat's/dog's claws

3. talon

   paukščio nagai - talons of a bird

4. (in the plural) fingertips

   Nagus gelia. - The fingertips sore.

5. tip (of a rake etc.)
6. (figuratively) stingy person, miser

   Jis toks nagas. - He is such a miser.

Declension

Declension of nãgas

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	nãgas	nagaĩ
genitive (kilmininkas)	nãgo	nagų̃
dative (naudininkas)	nãgui	nagáms
accusative (galininkas)	nãgą	nagùs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	nagù	nagaĩs
locative (vietininkas)	nagè	naguosè
vocative (šauksmininkas)	nãge	nagaĩ

Synonyms

• (stingy person): gysla

Related terms

• (noun) naga f

Idioms

• gerų nagų žmogus

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [n̪ɐˈɡɐs̪]

Noun

nagàs f

1. accusative plural of naga

Anagrams

• ganas, snaga