unlla

Galician

Alternative forms

• uña

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunʎa̝/

Noun

unlla f (plural unllas)

1. nail, fingernail, toenail
2. hoof

   Synonym: pezuño

3. spoor (of an animal)

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “unlla”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• 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

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Old Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈũ.ʎa/

Noun

unlla f (plural unllas)

1. Alternative form of unna
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 225 (facsimile):

     el a coçar fillouſſe non catou al ſe ñ qñdo / lle ſayu per ſo a unlla aquel poçon tã lixoſo.

     he began scratching and didn’t see any other thing when under his nail went out that dirty venom.

Descendants

• Galician: unlla