garra

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Lees verder

Concepten

klauw

Synoniemen

unha

presa

Vertalingen

claw

griffe

garra

artiglio

Klaue

Kralle

urpa

pençe

zarpa

talon

grinfia

serre

unguis

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɡa.ʁɐ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Bretons: gar

Verwant aan Oudiers: gairri

Verwant aan Cornish: 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.