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Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese unlla (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin ungula. Cognate with Portuguese unha and Spanish uña.
Pronunciation
Noun
unlla f (plural unllas)
- nail, fingernail, toenail
- hoof
- Synonym: pezuño
- spoor (of an animal)
References
- “unlla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “unlla” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “unlla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “unlla” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “uña” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Old Galician-Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
unlla f
- Alternative form of unna
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- el a coçar fillouſſe non catou al ſe ñ qñdo / lle ſayu per ſo a unlla aquel poçon tã lixoſo.
- he began scratching and didn’t see any other thing when under his nail went out that dirty venom.
Descendants