fingernail

fingernail meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Examples of fingernail in a sentence

• The sound of fingernails on a chalkboard just makes my skin crawl.
• I caught my fingernail on the door handle.
• She scraped the wooden plate with her fingernails.

All 34 example sentences with fingernail

Synonyms of fingernail

• handnail

Forms of fingernail

Plural of fingernail: fingernails

Origin of fingernail

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”).

Words formed from fingernail

• fingernail clam
• fingernailed
• fingernailful
• fingernaillike
• fingernail moon
• fingernaily
• little fingernail
• ring fingernail

Related words

• nail
• nail polish
• nail varnish
• thumbnail
• toenail

Phrases with fingernail

• fingernail clams
• fingernail moons

Questions about fingernail

What does fingernail mean?

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

What is fingernail in Hindi?

Fingernail in Hindi is नाख़ुन (nāxun). See Fingernail meaning in Hindi.

What part of speech is fingernail?

Fingernail is a noun.

How do you pronounce fingernail?

Fingernail is pronounced /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌneɪl/ (US).

What is the plural of fingernail?

The plural of fingernail is fingernails.