paznokieć

Polish

paznokcie sense 1.1

paznokcie sense 1.2

paznokcie sense 2

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *paznogъtь／*paznegъtь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pazˈnɔ.kjɛt͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔkjɛt͡ɕ
• Syllabification: paz‧no‧kieć

Noun

paznokieć m inan (diminutive paznokietek, related adjective paznokciowy)

1. nail (thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals)
   2. fingernail (hard, flat, translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation)
   4. toenail (thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a toe)
3. (chiefly in the plural) artificial nail, fake nail, acrylic nail, press-on, nail extension, nail enhancement (extension placed over a fingernail as a fashion accessory)

   Synonym: tips

Declension

Declension of paznokieć

	singular	plural
nominative	paznokieć	paznokcie
genitive	paznokcia	paznokci
dative	paznokciowi	paznokciom
accusative	paznokieć	paznokcie
instrumental	paznokciem	paznokciami
locative	paznokciu	paznokciach
vocative	paznokciu	paznokcie

Related terms

adverbs

• paznokciowo

 

Further reading

• paznokieć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• paznokieć in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• paznokcie in PWN's encyclopedia