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<\/a>Photo: alnitak2009 on flickr.com under CC BY 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n
What does Nagelmond literally translate to? <\/strong>The German compound noun Nagelmond is made up of the words der Nagel<\/em> (nail) + der Mond<\/em> (moon). It therefore literally translates to \u2018nail moon\u2019. <\/strong><\/p>\n What does Nagelmond mean? <\/strong>This is a beautiful word because it gives a rather poetic name to a body part you\u2019ve probably never even noticed before. A Nagelmond is the whitish part at the base of your nail, where your cuticle is. It is called a \u2018nail moon\u2019 because of its moon-like shape. Although you might never have noticed before, when you look closely you\u2019ll see your Nagelmond really does look like the top of a moon poking its head out from your cuticle!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Photo: epak on flickr.com under CC BY 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n How would you use Nagelmond in a sentence?<\/strong><\/p>\n Ich habe keine Nagelmonde \u2013 bin ich krank??<\/em> What is the nearest English equivalent to Nagelmond? Who says German can\u2019t be pretty? I think this word is lovely! What do you think of it? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Related vocabulary:<\/span><\/p>\n Nail \u2013 der Nagel If you liked this post, then be sure to check out some other ‘untranslatable German words’ here on the blog. Here are a few to get you started: die Schnapsidee<\/a>, der Kulturbeutel<\/a>, die Gem\u00fctlichkeit<\/a>, die Nervens\u00e4ge<\/a>, der Kaffeeklatsch<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bis bald!<\/p>\n Constanze x<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Guten Tag! Welcome to another edition of German untranslatable words, dedicated to teaching you quirky German words, their meanings, and how to use them! Today the word is der Nagelmond. What does Nagelmond literally translate to? The German compound noun Nagelmond is made up of the words der Nagel (nail) + der Mond (moon). It…<\/p>\n![\"Dry](\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2394\/2063499990_6bf716d2f7.jpg\")
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\nI don\u2019t have any nail moons \u2013 am I ill??<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>There is actually an English translation for Nagelmond – although I’d never heard of it until now, and I have never heard it used anywhere before! This little moon-shaped part of your nail cuticle is called the lunula<\/strong> in English. What does lunula mean? It means \u2018little moon<\/strong>\u2019 in Latin. So there is a connection, after all!<\/p>\n
\nCuticle \u2013 die Nagelhaut
\nSkin \u2013 die Haut
\nHangnail \u2013 der Niednagel
\nHand \u2013 die Hand
\nFinger \u2013 der Finger
\nManicure \u2013 die Manik\u00fcre
\nPedicure \u2013 die Pedik\u00fcre
\nNail polish \u2013 der Nagellack
\nPlaster – das Pflaster<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/09\/4484531304_2e31b35d59-350x233.jpg\")