ongle

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *ungla, syncopated form of Latin ungula, from unguis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̃ɡl/

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Noun

ongle m (plural ongles)

1. nail, fingernail

Derived terms

• bec et ongles
• ciseaux à ongles
• lime à ongles
• onglerie
• onglet
• rubis sur l’ongle
• sur l’ongle
• vernis à ongles

 

Related terms

• ongulé

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: zong
• Mauritian Creole: zong

Further reading

• “ongle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.