fingernail
English
/ˈfɪŋɡɚˌneɪl/
noun
Definitions
- The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.
Etymology
Com from English finger + English nail.
Origin
English
nail
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Fingergate English
- befinger English
- chicken finger English
- denail English
- doornail English
- eigenfinger English
- finger English
- finger-wag English
- fingerbang English
- fingerblast English
- fingerboard English
- fingerbone English
- fingerbreadth English
- fingercot English
- fingercuffs English
- fingered English
- fingerer English
- fingerfuck English
- fingerfucker English
- fingerful English
- fingerguard English
- fingerhold English
- fingerhole English
- fingerish English
- fingerless English
- fingerlike English
- fingerling English
- fingermark English
- fingernailed English
- fingernailful English
- fingernaillike English
- fingernaily English
- fingerpaint English
- fingerpainter English
- fingerpick English
- fingerplate English
- fingerplay English
- fingerpost English
- fingerprick English
- fingerprint English
- fingerroot English
- fingersbreadth English
- fingersmith English
- fingerspell English
- fingerspeller English
- fingerspelling English
- fingerstick English
- fingerstyle English
- fingersucking English
- fingertip English
- fingerwear English
- fingerwise English
- fingery English
- five finger English
- forefinger English
- frost-nail English
- hangnail English
- hobnail English
- horsenail English
- interfinger English
- ladyfinger English
- leech-finger English
- multifinger English
- nail English
- nail bat English
- nailable English
- nailbed English
- nailbrush English
- nailcare English
- nailer English
- nailery English
- nailest English
- naileth English
- nailfast English
- nailfold English
- nailful English
- nailhead English
- nailist English
- nailless English
- nailset English
- naily English
- nanofinger English
- renail English
- spignel English
- spikenail English
- splitfinger English
- thumbnail English
- toenail English
- trigger finger English
- unnail English
- Finger German
- Fingernagel German
- Nagel German
- nagel Dutch, Flemish
- vinger Dutch, Flemish
- vingernagel Dutch, Flemish
- finger Norwegian Bokmål
- fingernegl Norwegian Bokmål
- negl Norwegian Bokmål
- fynger Middle English
- nail Middle English
- finger Danish
- fingernegl Danish
- negl Danish
- fingro Esperanto
- vingernael Afrikaans
- nil Tok Pisin
- pinga Tok Pisin
- finga Sranan Tongo
- niilaa Fiji Hindi
- pingga Torres Strait Creole
- nail
- naily
- unnail
- finger
- renail
- nailer
- denail
- naileth
- nailful
- nailery
- nailest
- hobnail
- fingery
- toenail
- nailbed
- nailset
- spignel
- nailist
- befinger
- nailfast
- doornail
- fingerer
- hangnail
- nailhead
- nailless
- fingered
- nailcare
- nailfold
- nailable
- nail bat
- fingerful
- fingercot
- fingerish
- fingertip
- spikenail
- nailbrush
- horsenail
- thumbnail
- fingerplay
- fingerhole
- fingerless
- fingerling
- finger-wag
- fingerpick
- fingerwise
- Fingergate
- fingerroot
- frost-nail
- nanofinger
- fingerhold
- fingerfuck
- fingerbang
- fingerbone
- forefinger
- fingerwear
- fingerpost
- ladyfinger
- fingermark
- fingerlike
- fingerprint
- splitfinger
- eigenfinger
- fingerblast
- fingerstyle
- fingerpaint
- fingerprick
- fingerspell
- five finger
- fingerstick
- fingerboard
- interfinger
- fingerplate
- fingercuffs
- fingerguard
- fingernaily
- multifinger
- fingersmith
- fingernailed
- leech-finger
- fingerfucker
- fingersucking
- fingernailful
- fingerspeller
- fingerpainter
- fingerbreadth
- fingerspelling
- chicken finger
- fingersbreadth
- trigger finger
- fingernaillike