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unguis

/ˈʌŋ.ɡwɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
un-guis
IPA
/ˈʌŋ.ɡwɪs/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.

noun

One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.

noun

The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; an ungula.

noun

An old measure equal to the length of the nail of the little finger.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

ungues (plural) unguises (plural)

Derived Forms

subunguis

Synonyms

onychium horny structure

Questions

How do you pronounce unguis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌŋ.ɡwɪs/.
What does unguis mean?
The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.
Where does unguis come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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