ungual

English

Etymology

From Latin unguis (“nail, claw, hoof”).

Adjective

ungual

1. (biology) Pertaining to or resembling a creature's nail, claw or hoof; unguinal.

Derived terms

• periungual
• preungual
• subungual
• transungual

Translations

pertaining to or resembling a nail or claw

• Arabic: ظُفْرِيّ (ẓufriyy)
• Belarusian: пазно́гцевы (paznóhcjevy), но́гцевы (nóhcjevy)
• Bulgarian: но́кътен (nókǎten)
• Czech: nehtový (cs)
• French: unguéal (fr)
• German: Nagel- (de)
• Greek: ονυχικός (onychikós)
• Italian: ungueale
• Persian: ناخنی (fa) (nâxoni)
• Polish: paznokciowy (pl)
• Russian: ногтево́й (ru) n (nogtevój)
• Slovak: nechtový (sk)
• Spanish: ungueal
• Ukrainian: нігтьови́й (nihtʹovýj)

Noun

ungual (plural unguals)

1. A modified toe bone, typically ending in a hoof or claw.

Anagrams

• ungula

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /unˈɡwal/ [ũŋˈɡwal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: un‧gual

Adjective

ungual m or f (masculine and feminine plural unguales)

1. ungual

Noun

ungual m (plural unguales)

1. ungual