fingernail

Meaning

The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.

Synonyms

toenail

nail

claw

talon

hoof

forefinger

handle

fellow soldier

nails

thumb

clove

toe nail

unguis

finger

wrist

finger nail

Translations

ongle

uña

💅

Fingernagel

💅

unghia

unha

nagel

νύχι

Nagel

unguis

💅

ungla

vingernagel

💅

tırnak

ظفر

💅

garra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɪŋɡɚˌneɪl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: finger neiles

Cognate with Middle English: nayl of fynger

Cognate with Old English: handnæġl

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Fingernail

Cognate with Western Frisian: fingerneil

Cognate with Dutch: vingernagel

Cognate with German: Fingernagel

Cognate with Danish: fingernegl

Cognate with Swedish: fingernagel

Cognate with Norwegian: fingernegl

Cognate with Icelandic: fingurnögl

In summary

From Middle English finger neil(e); equivalent to finger + nail. Compare Middle English nayl of fynger (“fingernail”) and Old English handnæġl (“fingernail”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Fingernail (“fingernail”), West Frisian fingerneil (“fingernail”), Dutch vingernagel (“fingernail”), German Fingernagel (“fingernail”), Danish fingernegl (“fingernail”), Swedish fingernagel (“fingernail”), Norwegian fingernegl (“fingernail”), Icelandic fingurnögl (“fingernail”).