ungula

English

Etymology

Latin, a claw, hoof, from unguis (“nail, claw, hoof”).

Noun

ungula (plural ungulae)

1. A hoof, claw, or talon.
2. (geometry) A section of a cylinder, cone, or other solid of revolution, cut off by a plane oblique to the base; so called from its resemblance to the hoof of a horse.
3. (botany) Alternative form of unguis.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Latin

Etymology

From unguis (“fingernail, talon”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈun.ɡu.la/

Noun

ungula (genitive ungulae); f, first declension

1. hoof, claw
2. (figuratively) a horse
3. an aromatic spice

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	ungula	ungulae
genitive	ungulae	ungulārum
dative	ungulae	ungulīs
accusative	ungulam	ungulās
ablative	ungulā	ungulīs
vocative	ungula	ungulae

Derived terms

• ungulātus

Related terms

• unguis

Descendants

Aromanian: unglje Catalan: ungla Dalmatian: jongla Esperanto: ungo French: ongle Friulian: ongule Ido: unglo Italian: unghia

Occitan: ongla, ungla Portuguese: unha Romanian: unghie Romansch: ungla Sardinian: úgna Sicilian: ugna Spanish: uña

References

• ungula in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879