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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Latin ungula. The change from feminine to masculine is unexplained.

Noun

ungle oblique singularm (oblique plural ungles, nominative singular ungles, nominative plural ungle)

  1. nail (finger or toenail)
    • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine):
      Et de ce nous dirons plus au chapitre des maladies des ungles
      And of this, we will speak more in the chapter about diseases of the nails