ugna

Corsican

Noun

ugna f

1. (anatomy) nail

   Synonym: unghja

Further reading

• “ugna” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Italian

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *ungla < Latin ungula (< unguis), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuɲ.ɲa/
• Rhymes: -uɲɲa
• Hyphenation: ù‧gna

Noun

ugna f (plural ugne)

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of unghia

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ugna

1. inflection of ugnare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• unga

Sicilian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ungla, from Latin ungula (“nail”) or maybe from Spanish uña (“nail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuɲɲa/
• Hyphenation: u‧gna

Noun

ugna f (plural ugni or ugna)

1. (anatomy) nail

   Synonym: ugnu

2. few