Complete Definition of "nag"

see|nág
English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�næg/, SAMPA|/"n{g/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æɡ|-æɡ

Etymology 1
ME. nagge, cognate with Dutch negge

Noun
en-noun

  1. A small horse; an old female horse; a pony.
  2. One who #Verb|nags.

Translations
trans-top|small horse
Danish: pony (small horse), øg, krikke (old horse)
Dutch: negge
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Korean: 조�� (jorang-mar, -mal)
Middle English: nagge
Novial: kavalache m or f, kavalacha f
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trans-top|one who nags
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Etymology 2
First coined in English in 1828. From the Sweddish word, "nagga", meaning "to gnaw".

Verb
en-verb|nag|g|ing

  1. To bother with persistent memories.

#:The notion that he forgot something nagged him the rest of the day.

  1. To repeatedly complain about insignificant matters.

Translations
trans-top|bother with memories
Danish: stikke til
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trans-top|complain about insignificant matters
Danish: hakke på, skænde på
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Afrikaans

Etymology
Dutch nacht

Noun
nag (plural nagte)

  1. The period between sunset and sunrise, when the sky is dark; night.
  2. countable|lang=af darkness.

Category:Afrikaans nouns


Croatian

Adjective
nag

  1. naked

Category:Croatian adjectives


Danish

Noun
nag

  1. grudge

Category:Danish nouns


Dutch

Etymology
nacht

Noun
nag (plural nagte)

  1. The period between sunset and sunrise, when the sky is dark; night.
  2. countable|lang=nl darkness.

Category:Dutch nouns


Slovene

Adjective
nag

  1. naked

Category:Slovene adjectives

af:nag
ar:nag
es:nag
fa:nag
fr:nag
io:nag
pl:nag
ru:nag
te:nag
vi:nag
tr:nag
vo:nag
zh:nag

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