uña

See also: Appendix:Variations of "una"

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ungla, from Latin ungula.

Noun

uña f (plural uñes)

  1. hoof
  2. nail, fingernail, toenail

Synonyms

  • cortaúñes
  • pezuña
  • uñeru
  • unguláu

Chayuco Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *one.

Numeral

uña

  1. eight

References

  • Pensinger, Brenda J. (1974) Diccionario mixteco-español, español-mixteco (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 18) (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Educación Extraescolar en el Medio Indígena, page 149

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuɲa̝/

Noun

uña f (plural uñas)

  1. nail, fingernail, toenail
  2. claw, hoof
    Synonym: pezuño
  3. spoor (of an animal)

References

  • uña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • uña” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • uña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • uña” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • uña” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Leonese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ungula.

Noun

uña f (plural uñas)

  1. nail (finger or toe)

References

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese unha and Spanish uña and Kabuverdianu unha.

Noun

uña

  1. fingernail
  2. nail

Quechua

Noun

uña

  1. baby animal

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ungla, from Latin ungula, from unguis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ-. Compare Portuguese unha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuɲa/ [ˈu.ɲa]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uɲa
  • Syllabification: u‧ña

Noun

uña f (plural uñas)

  1. fingernail, toenail, nail
  2. claw, hoof, stinger

Derived terms

Further reading

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