The nail at the end of a finger. finger nail

ETYM as. naegel, akin to Dutch nagel, Old High Germ. nagal, German nagel, Icel. nagl, nail, nagli nail, Swed. nagel nail, Dan. nagle, Goth. ganagljan to nail, Lith. nagas nail, Russ. nogote, Latin unguis, Skr. nakha.
In biology, a hard, flat, flexible outgrowth of the digits of primates (humans, monkeys, and apes). Nails are composed of keratin.
The horny plate covering and protecting the backs of the fingertips; fingernail. + prikaži više