unghia

Italian

Alternative forms

  • ugna (obsolete)
  • onghia, unglia (dialectal)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ungla, syncopated form of Latin ungula, from unguis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈun.ɡja/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -unɡja
  • Hyphenation: ùn‧ghia

Noun

unghia f (plural unghie)

  1. (anatomy) nail, claw

Derived terms

Further reading

  • unghia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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