uña

See also: Appendix:Variations of "una"

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ungla, from Latin ungula.

Noun

uña f (plural uñes)

1. hoof
2. nail, fingernail, toenail

Synonyms

• (hoof): caza, pezuña

Related terms

• cortaúñes
• pezuña
• uñeru
• unguláu

Chayuco Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *one.

Numeral

uña

1. eight

References

• Pensinger, Brenda J. (1974), Diccionario mixteco-español, español-mixteco (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 18)‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Educación Extraescolar en el Medio Indígena, page 149

Galician

Alternative forms

• unha (reintegrationist)
• unlla

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese unlla, unna (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *ungla, from Latin ungula. Cognate with Portuguese unha and Spanish uña.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuɲa̝/

Noun

uña f (plural uñas)

1. nail, fingernail, toenail
2. claw, hoof

   Synonym: pezuño

3. spoor (of an animal)

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “uña”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “uña”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “uña”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “uña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “uña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Leonese

Alternative forms

• unna

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ungula.

Noun

uña f (plural uñas)

1. nail (finger or toe)

References

• “uña”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2026

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese unha and Spanish uña and Kabuverdianu unha.

Noun

uña

1. fingernail
2. nail

Quechua

Noun

uña

1. baby animal

Declension

Declension of uña

	singular	plural
nominative	uña	uñakuna
accusative	uñata	uñakunata
dative	uñaman	uñakunaman
genitive	uñap	uñakunap
locative	uñapi	uñakunapi
terminative	uñakama	uñakunakama
ablative	uñamanta	uñakunamanta
instrumental	uñawan	uñakunawan
comitative	uñantin	uñakunantin
abessive	uñannaq	uñakunannaq
comparative	uñahina	uñakunahina
causative	uñarayku	uñakunarayku
benefactive	uñapaq	uñakunapaq
associative	uñapura	uñakunapura
distributive	uñanka	uñakunanka
exclusive	uñalla	uñakunalla

Possessive forms of uña

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative uñay uñaykuna accusative uñayta uñaykunata dative uñayman uñaykunaman genitive uñaypa uñaykunap locative uñaypi uñaykunapi terminative uñaykama uñaykunakama ablative uñaymanta uñaykunamanta instrumental uñaywan uñaykunawan comitative uñaynintin uñaykunantin abessive uñayninnaq uñaykunannaq comparative uñayhina uñaykunahina causative uñayrayku uñaykunarayku benefactive uñaypaq uñaykunapaq associative uñaypura uñaykunapura distributive uñayninka uñaykunanka exclusive uñaylla uñaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative uñayki uñaykikuna accusative uñaykita uñaykikunata dative uñaykiman uñaykikunaman genitive uñaykipa uñaykikunap locative uñaykipi uñaykikunapi terminative uñaykikama uñaykikunakama ablative uñaykimanta uñaykikunamanta instrumental uñaykiwan uñaykikunawan comitative uñaykintin uñaykikunantin abessive uñaykinnaq uñaykikunannaq comparative uñaykihina uñaykikunahina causative uñaykirayku uñaykikunarayku benefactive uñaykipaq uñaykikunapaq associative uñaykipura uñaykikunapura distributive uñaykinka uñaykikunanka exclusive uñaykilla uñaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative uñan uñankuna accusative uñanta uñankunata dative uñanman uñankunaman genitive uñanpa uñankunap locative uñanpi uñankunapi terminative uñankama uñankunakama ablative uñanmanta uñankunamanta instrumental uñanwan uñankunawan comitative uñanintin uñankunantin abessive uñanninnaq uñankunannaq comparative uñanhina uñankunahina causative uñanrayku uñankunarayku benefactive uñanpaq uñankunapaq associative uñanpura uñankunapura distributive uñaninka uñankunanka exclusive uñanlla uñankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative uñanchik uñanchikkuna accusative uñanchikta uñanchikkunata dative uñanchikman uñanchikkunaman genitive uñanchikpa uñanchikkunap locative uñanchikpi uñanchikkunapi terminative uñanchikkama uñanchikkunakama ablative uñanchikmanta uñanchikkunamanta instrumental uñanchikwan uñanchikkunawan comitative uñanchiknintin uñanchikkunantin abessive uñanchikninnaq uñanchikkunannaq comparative uñanchikhina uñanchikkunahina causative uñanchikrayku uñanchikkunarayku benefactive uñanchikpaq uñanchikkunapaq associative uñanchikpura uñanchikkunapura distributive uñanchikninka uñanchikkunanka exclusive uñanchiklla uñanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative uñayku uñaykukuna accusative uñaykuta uñaykukunata dative uñaykuman uñaykukunaman genitive uñaykupa uñaykukunap locative uñaykupi uñaykukunapi terminative uñaykukama uñaykukunakama ablative uñaykumanta uñaykukunamanta instrumental uñaykuwan uñaykukunawan comitative uñaykuntin uñaykukunantin abessive uñaykunnaq uñaykukunannaq comparative uñaykuhina uñaykukunahina causative uñaykurayku uñaykukunarayku benefactive uñaykupaq uñaykukunapaq associative uñaykupura uñaykukunapura distributive uñaykunka uñaykukunanka exclusive uñaykulla uñaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative uñaykichik uñaykichikkuna accusative uñaykichikta uñaykichikkunata dative uñaykichikman uñaykichikkunaman genitive uñaykichikpa uñaykichikkunap locative uñaykichikpi uñaykichikkunapi terminative uñaykichikkama uñaykichikkunakama ablative uñaykichikmanta uñaykichikkunamanta instrumental uñaykichikwan uñaykichikkunawan comitative uñaykichiknintin uñaykichikkunantin abessive uñaykichikninnaq uñaykichikkunannaq comparative uñaykichikhina uñaykichikkunahina causative uñaykichikrayku uñaykichikkunarayku benefactive uñaykichikpaq uñaykichikkunapaq associative uñaykichikpura uñaykichikkunapura distributive uñaykichikninka uñaykichikkunanka exclusive uñaykichiklla uñaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative uñanku uñankukuna accusative uñankuta uñankukunata dative uñankuman uñankukunaman genitive uñankupa uñankukunap locative uñankupi uñankukunapi terminative uñankukama uñankukunakama ablative uñankumanta uñankukunamanta instrumental uñankuwan uñankukunawan comitative uñankuntin uñankukunantin abessive uñankunnaq uñankukunannaq comparative uñankuhina uñankukunahina causative uñankurayku uñankukunarayku benefactive uñankupaq uñankukunapaq associative uñankupura uñankukunapura distributive uñankunka uñankukunanka exclusive uñankulla uñankukunalla

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ungla, from Latin ungula, from unguis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ-. Compare Portuguese unha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuɲa/ [ˈu.ɲa]

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• Rhymes: -uɲa
• Syllabification: u‧ña

Noun

uña f (plural uñas)

1. fingernail, toenail, nail
2. claw, hoof, stinger

Derived terms

• bajo de uñas
• caridad con uñas
• con uñas y dientes
• de uñas
• esmalte de uñas
• estar de uñas
• laca de uñas
• lima de uñas
• morderse las uñas (“to bite one's nails”)
• negro de la uña
• pintaúñas
• ser uña y carne
• sol con uñas
• uña de caballo
• uña de gato

Related terms

• cortaúñas m
• pezuña
• pintaúñas
• ruido de uñas
• ungulado
• ungular
• uñada
• uñero
• uñeta
• uñoso

Further reading

• “uña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025