fingernail

See also: finger-nail and finger nail

English

A fingernail

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Etymology

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#FINGERNAILCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#FINGERNAIL finger neil(e); equivalent to finger + nailCategory:English compound terms#FINGERNAIL. 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).

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Noun

fingernail (plural fingernails)Category:English lemmas#FINGERNAILCategory:English nouns#FINGERNAILCategory:English countable nouns#FINGERNAILCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#FINGERNAILCategory:Pages with entries#FINGERNAILCategory:Pages with 1 entry#FINGERNAIL

  1. The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.

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