Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

onychial

/əʊˈnɪki.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ony-chial
IPA: /əʊˈnɪki.əl/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, related to, or being onychia (nailbed infection).

adj

Of, related to, or being a nail.

Etymology

By surface analysis, onychi(a) + -al, or, by surface analysis, onych(ia) + -ial.

Inflected Forms

more onychial (comparative) most onychial (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

onychia onychium onyx paronychia paronychial perionychium perionychial

Synonyms

ungual

Questions

How do you pronounce onychial?: The recorded pronunciation is /əʊˈnɪki.əl/.
What does onychial mean?: Of, related to, or being onychia (nailbed infection).
Where does onychial come from?: By surface analysis, onychi(a) + -al, or, by surface analysis, onych(ia) + -ial.

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