"unguis" meaning in Latin

See unguis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈun.ɡʷis/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈʊŋɡʷɪs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈun.ɡwis/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈuŋɡwis] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *ungus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ- (“nail”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), Old Irish inga, Sanskrit नख (nakhá, “claw, nail”), Old Armenian եղունգն (ełungn), Old Church Slavonic ногъть (nogŭtĭ), Lithuanian nagas, Persian ناخن (nâxon), Albanian nyell, and Old English næġl (English nail). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*h₃negʰ-}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*ungus}} Proto-Italic *ungus, {{der|la|ine-pro|*h₃negʰ-|t=nail}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ- (“nail”), {{cog|grc|ὄνυξ}} Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), {{cog|sga|inga}} Old Irish inga, {{cog|sa|नख||claw, nail|tr=nakhá}} Sanskrit नख (nakhá, “claw, nail”), {{cog|xcl|եղունգն|}} Old Armenian եղունգն (ełungn), {{cog|cu|ногъть}} Old Church Slavonic ногъть (nogŭtĭ), {{cog|lt|nagas}} Lithuanian nagas, {{cog|fa|ناخن|tr=nâxon}} Persian ناخن (nâxon), {{cog|sq|nyell}} Albanian nyell, {{cog|ang|næġl}} Old English næġl Head templates: {{la-noun|unguis<3.abl-e-occ-i>|g=m}} unguis m (genitive unguis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|unguis<3.abl-e-occ-i>}} Forms: unguis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], unguis [nominative, singular], unguēs [nominative, plural], unguis [genitive, singular], unguium [genitive, plural], unguī [dative, singular], unguibus [dative, plural], unguem [accusative, singular], unguēs [accusative, plural], unguīs [accusative, plural], ungue [ablative, singular], unguī [ablative, singular], unguibus [ablative, plural], unguis [singular, vocative], unguēs [plural, vocative]
  1. (anatomy) fingernail, toenail Tags: declension-3, masculine Categories (topical): Anatomy Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-unguis-la-noun-UcEi0fdG Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 47 14 39 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 45 33 22 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 34 27 38 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. talon, claw Tags: declension-3, masculine Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-unguis-la-noun-In14St7x Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 47 14 39 Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 34 27 38
  3. hoof Tags: declension-3, masculine Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-unguis-la-noun-khLpyET8 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 47 14 39 Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 34 27 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ad unguem, in unguem, unguicula, ungula

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ad unguem"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "in unguem"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "unguicula"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ungula"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "ugnu",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? Sicilian: ugnu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Sicilian: ugnu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "unguis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: unguis",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: unguis"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "unguis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: unguis",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: unguis"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₃negʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*ungus"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *ungus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₃negʰ-",
        "t": "nail"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ- (“nail”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ὄνυξ"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "inga"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish inga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "नख",
        "3": "",
        "4": "claw, nail",
        "tr": "nakhá"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit नख (nakhá, “claw, nail”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "եղունգն",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian եղունգն (ełungn)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "ногъть"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic ногъть (nogŭtĭ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "nagas"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian nagas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "ناخن",
        "tr": "nâxon"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian ناخن (nâxon)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "nyell"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian nyell",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "næġl"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English næġl",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *ungus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ- (“nail”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), Old Irish inga, Sanskrit नख (nakhá, “claw, nail”), Old Armenian եղունգն (ełungn), Old Church Slavonic ногъть (nogŭtĭ), Lithuanian nagas, Persian ناخن (nâxon), Albanian nyell, and Old English næġl (English nail).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "unguis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguium",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ungue",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unguis<3.abl-e-occ-i>",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "unguis m (genitive unguis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unguis<3.abl-e-occ-i>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "la:Anatomy",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "All topics",
            "Health",
            "Fundamental",
            "Body"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 33 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 27 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 14 39",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Animal body parts",
          "orig": "la:Animal body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Body parts",
            "Animals",
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "Nature",
            "Health"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fingernail, toenail"
      ],
      "id": "en-unguis-la-noun-UcEi0fdG",
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "fingernail",
          "fingernail"
        ],
        [
          "toenail",
          "toenail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) fingernail, toenail"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "34 27 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 14 39",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Animal body parts",
          "orig": "la:Animal body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Body parts",
            "Animals",
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "Nature",
            "Health"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And now, having eaten his fill [of figs], [the raven] snatches up a long water-snake in his black talons.",
          "ref": "8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 2.257",
          "text": "Iamque satur nigrīs longum rapit unguibus hydrum"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "talon, claw"
      ],
      "id": "en-unguis-la-noun-In14St7x",
      "links": [
        [
          "talon",
          "talon"
        ],
        [
          "claw",
          "claw"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "34 27 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 14 39",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Animal body parts",
          "orig": "la:Animal body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Body parts",
            "Animals",
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "Nature",
            "Health"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hoof"
      ],
      "id": "en-unguis-la-noun-khLpyET8",
      "links": [
        [
          "hoof",
          "hoof"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈun.ɡʷis/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʊŋɡʷɪs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈun.ɡwis/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈuŋɡwis]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unguis"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Latin 2-syllable words",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin masculine nouns",
    "Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃negʰ-",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Latin third declension nouns",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "la:Animal body parts"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ad unguem"
    },
    {
      "word": "in unguem"
    },
    {
      "word": "unguicula"
    },
    {
      "word": "ungula"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "ugnu",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? Sicilian: ugnu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Sicilian: ugnu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "unguis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: unguis",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: unguis"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "unguis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: unguis",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: unguis"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₃negʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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        "3": "*ungus"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₃negʰ-",
        "t": "nail"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ- (“nail”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ὄνυξ"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "inga"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish inga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "नख",
        "3": "",
        "4": "claw, nail",
        "tr": "nakhá"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit नख (nakhá, “claw, nail”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "եղունգն",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian եղունգն (ełungn)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "ногъть"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic ногъть (nogŭtĭ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "nagas"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian nagas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "ناخن",
        "tr": "nâxon"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian ناخن (nâxon)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "nyell"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian nyell",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "næġl"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English næġl",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *ungus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ- (“nail”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), Old Irish inga, Sanskrit नख (nakhá, “claw, nail”), Old Armenian եղունգն (ełungn), Old Church Slavonic ногъть (nogŭtĭ), Lithuanian nagas, Persian ناخن (nâxon), Albanian nyell, and Old English næġl (English nail).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "unguis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguium",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ungue",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unguis<3.abl-e-occ-i>",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "unguis m (genitive unguis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unguis<3.abl-e-occ-i>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "la:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fingernail, toenail"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "fingernail",
          "fingernail"
        ],
        [
          "toenail",
          "toenail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) fingernail, toenail"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And now, having eaten his fill [of figs], [the raven] snatches up a long water-snake in his black talons.",
          "ref": "8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 2.257",
          "text": "Iamque satur nigrīs longum rapit unguibus hydrum"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "talon, claw"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "talon",
          "talon"
        ],
        [
          "claw",
          "claw"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hoof"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hoof",
          "hoof"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈun.ɡʷis/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʊŋɡʷɪs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈun.ɡwis/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈuŋɡwis]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unguis"
}

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