nag

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From Middle English nagg, nage, nagge (“horse, small riding horse, pony”), cognate with Dutch negge, neg (“horse”), German Nickel (“small horse”). Perhaps related to English neigh.

Probably from a North Germanic source; compare Swedish nagga (“to gnaw, grumble”), Danish nage (“to nag, bother”), Icelandic nagga (“to complain”). Compare typologically fret, Bulgarian глождя (gloždja), Russian глода́ть (glodátʹ), грызть (gryztʹ), по́едом есть (pójedom jestʹ), е́дкий (jédkij).

188 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: կարճահասակ ցեղի ձի (karčahasak cʻeġi ji) — small horse
• Bulgarian: пони (poni) — small horse
• Catalan: haca — small horse
• Danish: pony — small horse
• Dutch: negge — small horse
• Esperanto: ĉevaleto — small horse
• Finnish: poni — small horse
• Galician: coxe — small horse
• Galician: facatrús — small horse
• Galician: faco — small horse
• German: Pony — small horse
• Greek: αλογάκι (alogáki) — small horse
• Hungarian: póni — small horse
• Korean: 조랑말 (jorangmal) — small horse
• Latin: caballus — small horse
• Latvian: ponijs — small horse
• Macedonian: по́ни (póni) — small horse
• Middle English: nagge — small horse
• Occitan: cavalet — small horse
• Occitan: cavalon — small horse
• Occitan: pòni — small horse
• Persian: پونی (poni) — small horse
• Portuguese: pônei — small horse
• Russian: по́ни (póni) — small horse
• Serbo-Croatian: poni — small horse
• Spanish: rocín — small horse
• Volapük: jevodil — small horse
• Volapük: hijevodil — small horse
• Volapük: jijevodil — small horse
• Bulgarian: кранта (kranta) — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Catalan: rossí — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Danish: øg — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Danish: krikke — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Esperanto: ĉevalaĉo — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Estonian: kronu — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Finnish: kaakki — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• French: rosse — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• French: haridelle — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• French: rossinante — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• French: carne — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• French: canasson — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Galician: faquitró — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Galician: barrufeiro — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Galician: arricallo — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Galician: matalón — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Galician: bestello — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• German: Schindmähre — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• German: Klepper — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• German: Ackergaul — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• German: Gaul — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Greek: ψωράλογο (psorálogo) — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Hungarian: gebe — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Icelandic: bikkja — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Icelandic: trunta — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Italian: brenna — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Italian: ronzino — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Latin: caballus — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Latvian: kleperis — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Occitan: cavalàs — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Persian: یابو (yâbu) — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Persian: کول (kaval) — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Polish: rosynant — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Portuguese: rocim — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Portuguese: rocinante — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Russian: кля́ча (kljáča) — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Serbo-Croatian: kljuse — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Spanish: jamelgo — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Spanish: penco — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Spanish: rocinante — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Swedish: (gammal) hästkrake — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Swedish: (gammal) krake — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Swedish: (gammalt) ök — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Volapük: lujevod — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Volapük: hilujevod — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Volapük: jilujevod — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Walloon: rosse — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Walloon: haricrûte — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Walloon: harote — old useless horse — see also dobbin
• Bulgarian: мърморко (mǎrmorko) — one who nags
• Danish: plageånd — one who nags
• Finnish: nalkuttaja — one who nags
• German: Zeterer — one who nags
• German: Nörgeltante — one who nags
• German: Nörgler — one who nags
• German: Nervensäge — one who nags
• German: Keppelweib — one who nags
• German: Meckerer — one who nags
• German: Quälgeist — one who nags
• Hebrew: נוּדנִיק (noodneek) — one who nags
• Latin: oblātrārtrix — one who nags
• Persian: نقنقو (neqnequ) — one who nags
• Russian: ворчу́н (vorčún) — one who nags
• Russian: ворчу́нья (vorčúnʹja) — one who nags
• Russian: приди́ра (pridíra) — one who nags
• Bulgarian: заяждам се (zajaždam se) — complain about insignificant matters
• Catalan: bonegar — complain about insignificant matters
• Catalan: marmolar — complain about insignificant matters
• Catalan: reganyar — complain about insignificant matters
• Catalan: renyir — complain about insignificant matters
• Catalan: reprendre — complain about insignificant matters
• Chinese Mandarin: 嘮叨 /唠叨 (láodao) — complain about insignificant matters
• Danish: hakke på — complain about insignificant matters
• Danish: skænde på — complain about insignificant matters
• Danish: brokke — complain about insignificant matters
• Danish: murre — complain about insignificant matters
• Danish: mukke — complain about insignificant matters
• Danish: ømme sig — complain about insignificant matters
• Danish: vrænge — complain about insignificant matters
• Dutch: zeuren — complain about insignificant matters
• Dutch: zaniken — complain about insignificant matters
• Estonian: näägutama — complain about insignificant matters
• Finnish: nalkuttaa — complain about insignificant matters
• Finnish: jäkättää — complain about insignificant matters
• Finnish: motkottaa — complain about insignificant matters
• Galician: roñar — complain about insignificant matters
• Galician: refonfonear — complain about insignificant matters
• Galician: rosmar — complain about insignificant matters
• Galician: rifar — complain about insignificant matters
• Galician: bufiñar — complain about insignificant matters
• German: nörgeln — complain about insignificant matters
• German: quengeln — complain about insignificant matters
• German: meckern — complain about insignificant matters
• German: zetern — complain about insignificant matters
• German: keifen — complain about insignificant matters
• German: motzen — complain about insignificant matters
• German: keppeln — complain about insignificant matters
• German: matschkern — complain about insignificant matters
• German: maulen — complain about insignificant matters
• German: herumhacken — complain about insignificant matters
• German: rumhacken — complain about insignificant matters
• German: herumnörgeln — complain about insignificant matters
• German: schelten — complain about insignificant matters
• German: in den Ohren liegen — complain about insignificant matters
• Greek: γκρινιάζω (gkriniázo) — complain about insignificant matters
• Hungarian: zsémbeskedik — complain about insignificant matters
• Italian: assillare — complain about insignificant matters
• Māori: whakakūnawheke — complain about insignificant matters
• Māori: haku — complain about insignificant matters
• Māori: hakuhaku — complain about insignificant matters
• Norwegian: mase — complain about insignificant matters
• Persian: نق زدن (neq zadan) — complain about insignificant matters
• Portuguese: azucrinar — complain about insignificant matters
• Portuguese: atazanar — complain about insignificant matters
• Portuguese: moer o juízo — complain about insignificant matters
• Romanian: cicăli — complain about insignificant matters
• Russian: пили́ть (pilítʹ) — complain about insignificant matters
• Russian: придира́ться — complain about insignificant matters
• Russian: изводи́ть (izvodítʹ) — complain about insignificant matters
• Russian: ворча́ть — complain about insignificant matters
• Campidanese Sardinian: scimìngiu — complain about insignificant matters
• Campidanese Sardinian: strumíngiu — complain about insignificant matters
• Campidanese Sardinian: travaioni — complain about insignificant matters
• Sassarese: pirèa — complain about insignificant matters
• Serbo-Croatian: piliti — complain about insignificant matters
• Serbo-Croatian: gnjaviti — complain about insignificant matters
• Serbo-Croatian: zvocati — complain about insignificant matters
• Spanish: regañar — complain about insignificant matters
• Spanish: fastidiar — complain about insignificant matters
• Swedish: tjata — complain about insignificant matters
• Thai: จู้จี้ (jûu-jîi) — complain about insignificant matters
• Thai: จุกจิก (jùk-jìk) — complain about insignificant matters
• Thai: เซ้าซี้ (sáo-síi) — complain about insignificant matters
• Turkish: dırdır etmek — complain about insignificant matters
• Vietnamese: cằn nhằn — complain about insignificant matters
• Vietnamese: càu nhàu — complain about insignificant matters
• Vietnamese: ỷ eo — complain about insignificant matters
• Bulgarian: натяквам (natjakvam) — bother with memories
• Danish: stikke til — bother with memories
• Danish: nage — bother with memories
• Finnish: vaivata — bother with memories
• Finnish: kangertaa — bother with memories
• Galician: fasquiar — bother with memories
• Galician: tafonear — bother with memories
• Galician: salupichar — bother with memories
• Galician: zanfonear — bother with memories
• German: nagen — bother with memories
• German: zusetzen — bother with memories
• German: nerven — bother with memories
• Macedonian: ма́чи (máči) — bother with memories
• Portuguese: importunar — bother with memories
• Russian: грызть (gryztʹ) — bother with memories
• Russian: му́чить (múčitʹ) — bother with memories
• Russian: истяза́ть (istjazátʹ) — bother with memories
• Spanish: carcomer — bother with memories
• Spanish: reconcomer — bother with memories
• Spanish: remorder — bother with memories
• Swedish: älta — bother with memories
• Turkish: dırdır etmek — bother with memories