unlla

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈunʎa̝/

Noun

unlla f (plural unllas)

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

References

  • unlla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • unlla” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • unlla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • unlla” 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.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈũ.ʎa/

Noun

unlla f

  1. Alternative form of unna

Descendants

  • Galician: unlla
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