fingernail

CEFRB2

/ˈfɪŋɡɚˌneɪl/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The hard covering on the end of a finger.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.

Examples

  • I always keep a set of fingernail clippers in my guitar case.

  • Do you use fingernail clippers to cut your toenails?

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

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Origin

noun

From Middle English finger neil(e); equivalent to finger + nail. Compare Middle English nayl of fynger (“fingernail”) and Old English handnæġl (“fingernail”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Fingernail (“fingernail”), West Frisian fingerneil (“fingernail”), Dutch vingernagel (“fingernail”), German Fingernagel (“fingernail”), Danish fingernegl (“fingernail”), Swedish fingernagel (“fingernail”), Norwegian fingernegl (“fingernail”), Icelandic fingurnögl (“fingernail”).