fingernail
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fingernail
- /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌneɪl/ US
Where it comes from
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”).
noun fingernails · finger nail · finger-nail
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The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.
Similar: handnail
Translations
Every language
noun covering near the tip of finger
| Español | uña, uña de dedo, uña de mano, uña dactilar, quirouña |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 손톱 sontop |
| 日本語 | 爪 tsume, ツメ tsume |
| 中文 | 指甲 zhǐjia, 手指甲 shǒuzhǐjia |
| हिन्दी | नाख़ुन nāxun |
| Kiswahili | kucha |
| Português | unha |
| Français | ongle, ongle de main |
| Deutsch | Fingernagel |
| Italiano | unghia |
| Ελληνικά | νύχι nýchi |
| Română | unghie |
| Русский | но́готь nógotʹ, но́гти nógti |
| Tiếng Việt | móng, móng tay |
| العربية | ظُفْر ẓufr |
| עברית | ציפורן \ צִפֹּרֶן tsipóren |
Talk about this word "fingernail." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fingernail. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fingernail. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fingernail "fingernail." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fingernail.Cite this
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title = {fingernail},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fingernail},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
