uña

See also:Appendix:Variations of "una"

Asturian

Etymology

FromVulgar Latin*ungla,fromLatinungula.

Noun

uñaf(pluraluñes)

1. hoof
2. nail,fingernail,toenail

Synonyms

• (hoof):caza,pezuña

Related terms

• cortaúñes
• pezuña
• uñeru
• unguláu

Chayuco Mixtec

Etymology

FromProto-Mixtec*one.

Numeral

uña

1. eight

References

• Pensinger, Brenda J. (1974)Diccionario mixteco-español, español-mixteco(Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”;18)‎^[1](in Spanish), México, D.F.: ElInstituto Lingüístico de Veranoen coordinación con laSecretaría de Educación Públicaa través de la Dirección General de Educación Extraescolar en el Medio Indígena, page149

Galician

Alternative forms

• unha(reintegrationist)
• unlla

Etymology

FromOld Galician-Portugueseunlla,unna(13th century,Cantigas de Santa Maria), fromVulgar Latin*ungla,fromLatinungula.Cognate withPortugueseunhaandSpanishuña.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈuɲa̝/

Noun

uñaf(pluraluñas)

1. nail,fingernail,toenail
2. claw,hoof

   Synonym:pezuño

3. spoor(of an animal)

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane,María Álvarez de la Granja,Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo(2006–2022) “uña”,inDicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “uña”,inCorpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández,editor (2006–2013), “uña”,inDicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández,Ernesto Xosé González Seoane,María Álvarez de la Granja,editors (2003–2018), “uña”,inTesouro informatizado da lingua galega(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco,editor (2014–2024), “uña”,inTesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega,→ISSN

Leonese

Alternative forms

• unna

Etymology

InheritedfromLatinungula.

Noun

uñaf(pluraluñas)

1. nail(finger or toe)

References

• AEDLL

Papiamentu

Etymology

FromPortugueseunhaandSpanishuñaandKabuverdianuunha.

Noun

uña

1. fingernail
2. nail

Quechua

Noun

uña

1. babyanimal

Declension

declension of uña

	singular	plural
nominative	uña	uñakuna
accusative	uñata	uñakunata
dative	uñaman	uñakunaman
genitive	uñap	uñakunap
locative	uñapi	uñakunapi
terminative	uñakama	uñakunakama
ablative	uñamanta	uñakunamanta
instrumental	uñawan	uñakunawan
comitative	uñantin	uñakunantin
abessive	uñannaq	uñakunannaq
comparative	uñahina	uñakunahina
causative	uñarayku	uñakunarayku
benefactive	uñapaq	uñakunapaq
associative	uñapura	uñakunapura
distributive	uñanka	uñakunanka
exclusive	uñalla	uñakunalla

possessive forms of uña

ñuqap- first-person singular

ñuqap(my)	singular	plural
nominative	uñay	uñaykuna
accusative	uñayta	uñaykunata
dative	uñayman	uñaykunaman
genitive	uñaypa	uñaykunap
locative	uñaypi	uñaykunapi
terminative	uñaykama	uñaykunakama
ablative	uñaymanta	uñaykunamanta
instrumental	uñaywan	uñaykunawan
comitative	uñaynintin	uñaykunantin
abessive	uñayninnaq	uñaykunannaq
comparative	uñayhina	uñaykunahina
causative	uñayrayku	uñaykunarayku
benefactive	uñaypaq	uñaykunapaq
associative	uñaypura	uñaykunapura
distributive	uñayninka	uñaykunanka
exclusive	uñaylla	uñaykunalla

qampa- second-person singular

qampa(your)	singular	plural
nominative	uñayki	uñaykikuna
accusative	uñaykita	uñaykikunata
dative	uñaykiman	uñaykikunaman
genitive	uñaykipa	uñaykikunap
locative	uñaykipi	uñaykikunapi
terminative	uñaykikama	uñaykikunakama
ablative	uñaykimanta	uñaykikunamanta
instrumental	uñaykiwan	uñaykikunawan
comitative	uñaykintin	uñaykikunantin
abessive	uñaykinnaq	uñaykikunannaq
comparative	uñaykihina	uñaykikunahina
causative	uñaykirayku	uñaykikunarayku
benefactive	uñaykipaq	uñaykikunapaq
associative	uñaykipura	uñaykikunapura
distributive	uñaykinka	uñaykikunanka
exclusive	uñaykilla	uñaykikunalla

paypa- third-person singular

paypa(his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	uñan	uñankuna
accusative	uñanta	uñankunata
dative	uñanman	uñankunaman
genitive	uñanpa	uñankunap
locative	uñanpi	uñankunapi
terminative	uñankama	uñankunakama
ablative	uñanmanta	uñankunamanta
instrumental	uñanwan	uñankunawan
comitative	uñanintin	uñankunantin
abessive	uñanninnaq	uñankunannaq
comparative	uñanhina	uñankunahina
causative	uñanrayku	uñankunarayku
benefactive	uñanpaq	uñankunapaq
associative	uñanpura	uñankunapura
distributive	uñaninka	uñankunanka
exclusive	uñanlla	uñankunalla

ñuqanchikpa- first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa(our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	uñanchik	uñanchikkuna
accusative	uñanchikta	uñanchikkunata
dative	uñanchikman	uñanchikkunaman
genitive	uñanchikpa	uñanchikkunap
locative	uñanchikpi	uñanchikkunapi
terminative	uñanchikkama	uñanchikkunakama
ablative	uñanchikmanta	uñanchikkunamanta
instrumental	uñanchikwan	uñanchikkunawan
comitative	uñanchiknintin	uñanchikkunantin
abessive	uñanchikninnaq	uñanchikkunannaq
comparative	uñanchikhina	uñanchikkunahina
causative	uñanchikrayku	uñanchikkunarayku
benefactive	uñanchikpaq	uñanchikkunapaq
associative	uñanchikpura	uñanchikkunapura
distributive	uñanchikninka	uñanchikkunanka
exclusive	uñanchiklla	uñanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup- first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup(our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	uñayku	uñaykukuna
accusative	uñaykuta	uñaykukunata
dative	uñaykuman	uñaykukunaman
genitive	uñaykupa	uñaykukunap
locative	uñaykupi	uñaykukunapi
terminative	uñaykukama	uñaykukunakama
ablative	uñaykumanta	uñaykukunamanta
instrumental	uñaykuwan	uñaykukunawan
comitative	uñaykuntin	uñaykukunantin
abessive	uñaykunnaq	uñaykukunannaq
comparative	uñaykuhina	uñaykukunahina
causative	uñaykurayku	uñaykukunarayku
benefactive	uñaykupaq	uñaykukunapaq
associative	uñaykupura	uñaykukunapura
distributive	uñaykunka	uñaykukunanka
exclusive	uñaykulla	uñaykukunalla

qamkunap- second-person plural

qamkunap(your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	uñaykichik	uñaykichikkuna
accusative	uñaykichikta	uñaykichikkunata
dative	uñaykichikman	uñaykichikkunaman
genitive	uñaykichikpa	uñaykichikkunap
locative	uñaykichikpi	uñaykichikkunapi
terminative	uñaykichikkama	uñaykichikkunakama
ablative	uñaykichikmanta	uñaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	uñaykichikwan	uñaykichikkunawan
comitative	uñaykichiknintin	uñaykichikkunantin
abessive	uñaykichikninnaq	uñaykichikkunannaq
comparative	uñaykichikhina	uñaykichikkunahina
causative	uñaykichikrayku	uñaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	uñaykichikpaq	uñaykichikkunapaq
associative	uñaykichikpura	uñaykichikkunapura
distributive	uñaykichikninka	uñaykichikkunanka
exclusive	uñaykichiklla	uñaykichikkunalla

paykunap- third-person plural

paykunap(their)	singular	plural
nominative	uñanku	uñankukuna
accusative	uñankuta	uñankukunata
dative	uñankuman	uñankukunaman
genitive	uñankupa	uñankukunap
locative	uñankupi	uñankukunapi
terminative	uñankukama	uñankukunakama
ablative	uñankumanta	uñankukunamanta
instrumental	uñankuwan	uñankukunawan
comitative	uñankuntin	uñankukunantin
abessive	uñankunnaq	uñankukunannaq
comparative	uñankuhina	uñankukunahina
causative	uñankurayku	uñankukunarayku
benefactive	uñankupaq	uñankukunapaq
associative	uñankupura	uñankukunapura
distributive	uñankunka	uñankukunanka
exclusive	uñankulla	uñankukunalla

Spanish

Etymology

InheritedfromVulgar Latin*ungla,fromLatinungula,fromunguis,ultimately fromProto-Indo-European*h₃negʰ-.ComparePortugueseunha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈuɲa/[ˈu.ɲa]

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• Rhymes:-uɲa
• Syllabification:u‧ña

Noun

uñaf(pluraluñas)

1. fingernail,toenail,nail
2. claw,hoof,stinger

Derived terms

• caridad con uñas
• con uñas y dientes
• de uñas
• esmalte de uñas
• estar de uñas
• laca de uñas
• lima de uñas
• morderse las uñas(“to bite one's nails”)
• negro de la uña
• pintaúñas
• ser uña y carne
• sol con uñas
• uña de caballo
• uña de gato

Related terms

• cortaúñasm
• pezuña
• pintaúñas
• ruido de uñas
• ungulado
• ungular
• uñada
• uñero
• uñeta
• uñoso

Further reading

• “uña”,inDiccionario de la lengua española(in Spanish), online version 23.7,Royal Spanish Academy,2023 November 28