garra

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (feminine) claw (curved horny nail)
2. (feminine, figuratively) drive; determination

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of garrir:
2. (form-of, imperative, singular, third-person) inflection of garrir:

garrir

1. (intransitive) to resound
2. (intransitive) to gossip
3. (intransitive) to shine

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Concepts

griffe

serre

pied-de-biche

onglon

pieds-de-biche

pince

ongle

Synonymes

unha

presa

Traductions

claw

garra

artiglio

Klaue

klauw

Kralle

urpa

pençe

talon

zarpa

grinfia

νύχι

unguis

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɡa.ʁɐ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à breton: gar

Appartenant à ancien irlandais: gairri

Appartenant à cornique: garr

In summary

Possibly from garfa (“animal's claw”), from Andalusian Arabic جَارْفَا (gārfā, “handful”), from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”), from غَرَفَ (ḡarafa, “to ladle”), with influence from garfio (“hook”).
Or, possibly from Vulgar Latin *garra, from Gaulish *garrā (“leg”) (compare Breton gar, Old Irish gairri (“calves”)), from Proto-Celtic *garros; see Cornish garr.