nagelneu
German
Etymology
From Middle High German nagelniuwe, equivalent to Nagel (“nail”) + neu (“new”) implying a recent manufacture or assembly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaːɡl̩ˈnɔɪ̯/
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Adjective
nagelneu (strong nominative masculine singular nagelneuer, comparative nagelneuer, superlative am nagelneuesten or am nagelneusten)
- (colloquial) brand new
- 1779, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Jery und Bätely:
- Ein Quodlibet, wer hört es gern, / Der komme flugs herbei; / Der Autor, der ist Holofern, / Es ist noch nagelneu.
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Declension
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Further reading
- “nagelneu” in Duden online
- “nagelneu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “nagelneu” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “nagelneu” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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