ugnu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • ugna (feminine variant)

Etymology

Possibly from *unju, iotic metathetis of Late Latin ungu(e)(m). Compare sangu. Doublet of ugna. Cognate with Old Italian ugno.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuɲ.ɲu/, [ˈu.ɲːʊ]
  • Rhymes: -uɲɲʊ
  • Hyphenation: ù‧gnu

Noun

ugnu m (plural ugna)

  1. fingernail

Coordinate terms

(body parts)

Derived terms

  • corpu di ugna
  • fari a cruci cu l'ugna
  • grattari cu l'ugna
  • tagghiàrisi l'ugna
  • ugna curti
  • ugna longhi
  • ugna tagghiati
  • ugnata
  • ugniteḍḍu
  • ugnu ruttu
  • ugnuzzu

See also

References

  • Antonio Traina (1868), Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 1061
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