unghia

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈun.ɡja/, [ˈuŋɡ̟jä]
  • Hyphenation: ùn‧ghia

Noun

unghia f (plural unghie)

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  1. (anatomy) nail, claw

Derived terms

Further reading

  • unghia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana