Feminine
ungula
Meaning
- (declension-1, feminine) hoof, claw
- (declension-1, feminine, figuratively) a horse
- (declension-1, feminine) an aromatic spice
Concepts
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈʊŋ.ɡʊ.ɫa]
Etymology
Seemingly from unguis m (“fingernail, talon”) + -ula (diminutive suffix), although it is not clearly diminutive in sense and its formation is irregular (a Latin diminutive normally matches the gender of the base noun).
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