{"id":5667,"date":"2020-12-12T11:48:27","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T11:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=5667"},"modified":"2025-04-02T21:41:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T20:41:55","slug":"nails-claws-and-talons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2020\/12\/12\/nails-claws-and-talons\/","title":{"rendered":"Nails, Claws and Talons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words for <strong>nails<\/strong>, <strong>claws<\/strong>, <strong>talons<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dhyanji\/1888964341\/in\/photolist-3SVrhH-4zETY3-dZzM3-bqDpZe-z9n3-bp1QP-73fXR2-6aSmej-neCPr-oGAc9f-avghb-4gJQuF-4aUTWR-8SmdKj-o5Bdsj-2k4Pk2F-tavvP-RmEjoc-2nMAER4-2qEAyKT-2hpZY3D-2W189y-P6dwxM-2CbJNT-E5fWf2-Bb1v4m-6DumFR-273VUXC-YsPWSY-tHttP5-7vYaRw-etXciP-bbxvj-6yd1Ag-2q4EhGi-9MC3mL-5ad5xX-32JzpF-8SsHgk-7D1ryC-DsCZ4f-6Ay1v-9MzfYz-9MzgcF-9MC36A-b26se-K5RMf-4SYFKm-qhj9Xn-p7Txqg\" title=\"claws\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2132\/1888964341_81798aa9d1_z.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\" alt=\"claws\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*ang\u02b7\u012bn\u0101<\/strong> = (finger\/toe) nail<br \/>\n<strong>*ang\u02b7\u012bn\u0101kos<\/strong> = nailed, having nails<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ingen<\/strong> [\u02c8i\u014b\u02b2\u0261\u02b2en] =  (finger\/toe) nail<br \/>\n<strong>ingnech<\/strong> = clawed, hoofed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ingen, inga, ingu<\/strong> = (finger\/toe) nail, hoof, claw, talon, (metal) nail<br \/>\n<strong>ingnech<\/strong> = having nails, claws, talons or hooves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ionga<\/strong> [\u02c8\u0254\u014b\u0259] = nail, claw, talon; hoof; clove (<em>of garlic<\/em>); quid (<em>of tabacco<\/em>)<br \/>\n<strong>ionga m\u00e9ire<\/strong> finger nail<br \/>\n<strong>ionga ord\u00f3ige<\/strong> = thumbnail<br \/>\n<strong>ionga coise \/ ionga laidhre<\/strong> toenail<br \/>\n<strong>ingneach<\/strong> = having nails, claws or talons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ionga<\/strong> [i\u014bg\u0259] = (finger) nail, toenail, claw, talon, gusset<br \/>\n<strong>iongag<\/strong> [i\u014bgag] = nail<br \/>\n<strong>iongan<\/strong> [i\u014bgan] = (finger) nail, toenail, claw, talon<br \/>\n<strong>iongach<\/strong> [i\u014bg\u0259x] = nailed, pertaining to or abounding in nails, claws or talons; clawed, taloned<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ingin<\/strong> [\u02c8i\u014b\u0259n] = claw, nail, talon, hoof; clove (<em>of garlic<\/em>)<br \/>\n<strong>ingin ordaag<\/strong> = thumbnail<br \/>\n<strong>ingin choshey<\/strong> toenail<br \/>\n<strong>inginagh<\/strong> = clawed, hoofed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*\u0117\u0263win<\/strong> = nail<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Welsh<\/th>\n<td><strong>eguin<\/strong> = nail<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kyrmraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ewin<\/strong> = nail<br \/>\n<strong>ewinoc, ewinog<\/strong> = having nails or claws, having a tight grip, grasping, griping, incisive, (cloven-)hoofed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ewin<\/strong> [\u02c8\u025bu\u032f.\u026an] = nail of a finger or toe; claw or talon (<em>of bird<\/em>), claw (<em>of carnivorous beast<\/em>); division of a cloven hoof; worthless remnant; power of grip; cog of a wheel; jutting edge of rock; clove (<em>of garlic<\/em>), small piece, particle<br \/>\n<strong>ewin bawd<\/strong> thumbnail<br \/>\n<strong>ewin troed<\/strong> toenail<br \/>\n<strong>ewino<\/strong> = to pinch, claw, clutch, scratch<br \/>\n<strong>ewiniad<\/strong> = a clawing, clutching, pinching, pinch<br \/>\n<strong>ewinog<\/strong> = having nails or claws, having a tight grip, grasping, griping, incisive, (cloven-)hoofed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Cornish<\/th>\n<td><strong>euin<\/strong> = fingernail<br \/>\n<strong>euynoc<\/strong> = clawed, nailed, hoofed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ewin, euin<\/strong> = (finger or toe) nail<br \/>\n<strong>ewincarn<\/strong> = a hoof of an animal<br \/>\n<strong>ewinoc<\/strong> = having nails or claws<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ewin<\/strong> = claw, fingernail, talon, toenail<br \/>\n<strong>ewin kennin<\/strong> = clove of garlic<br \/>\n<strong>ewingarn<\/strong> = hoof<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Breton<\/th>\n<td><strong>eguin<\/strong> = fingernail<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton<\/th>\n<td><strong>juin, iuin<\/strong> = fingernail<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ivin<\/strong> [\u02c8i\u02d0.vin] = (finger) nail, claw, talon<br \/>\n<strong>ivinad<\/strong> = nailed, clawed, taloned<br \/>\n<strong>ivinek<\/strong> = having large nails<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*h\u2083n\u0325g\u02b0u-<\/em>, from <em>*h\u2083n\u1e53g\u02b0s<\/em> ((finger\/toe) nail) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/ang%CA%B7%C4%ABn%C4%81\">source<\/a>]. Words from the same roots include <strong>nail<\/strong> in English, <strong>nagel<\/strong> (nail) in Dutch, <strong>nagas<\/strong> (fingernail, nail, claw, talon) in Latvian, <strong>\u043d\u043e\u0433\u0430<\/strong> (noga &#8211; leg, foot) in Russian, <strong>nehet<\/strong> (nail, fingernail) in Czech, <strong>nyell<\/strong> (tree gnarl, anklebone, knothole) in Albanian, and <strong>naula<\/strong> (nail) in Finnish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/h%E2%82%83n%E1%B9%93g%CA%B0s\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>For other words for nails and related things see: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2024\/12\/20\/swords-spikes\/\">Swords and Spikes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sources: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/\">Wiktionary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/EtymologicalDictionaryOfProtoCeltic\">Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.smo.uhi.ac.uk\/sengoidelc\/duil-belrai\/english.html\">In D\u00fail B\u00e9lrai English &#8211; Old Irish glossary<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/dil.ie\/\">eDIL &#8211; Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanglann.ie\/en\/fgb\/ceann\">Teanglann.ie<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faclair.com\/\">Am Faclair Beag<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikisource.org\/wiki\/An_Etymological_Dictionary_of_the_Gaelic_Language\">An etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionaryq.com\/gaelg\/\">Fockleyreen: Manx &#8211; English Dictionary<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mannin.info\/Mannin\/fockleyr\/m2e.php\">Online Manx Dictionary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/corpus.gaelg.im\/\">Gaelg Corpus<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/geiriadur.ac.uk\/gpc\/gpc.html\">Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/lexiconcornubrit00willuoft\/page\/n5\/mode\/2up\">Lexicon cornu-britannicum : a dictionary of the ancient Celtic language of Cornwall<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornishdictionary.org.uk\/\">Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/devri.bzh\/\">Devri : Le dictionaire diachronique du breton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/geriafurch.bzh\/fr\">Geriafurch<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brezhoneg.bzh\/87-termofis.htm\">TermOfis<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/preply.sjv.io\/c\/1242341\/2037648\/24422\" target=\"_top\" id=\"2037648\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/a.impactradius-go.com\/display-ad\/24422-2037648\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/imp.pxf.io\/i\/1242341\/2037648\/24422\" style=\"position:absolute;visibility:hidden;\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words for nails, claws, talons and related things in Celtic languages. Proto-Celtic *ang\u02b7\u012bn\u0101 = (finger\/toe) nail *ang\u02b7\u012bn\u0101kos = nailed, having nails Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) ingen [\u02c8i\u014b\u02b2\u0261\u02b2en] = (finger\/toe) nail ingnech = clawed, hoofed Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) ingen, inga, ingu = (finger\/toe) nail, hoof, claw, talon, (metal) nail ingnech = having nails, claws, talons or hooves [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,26,19,20,21,3,22,5,6,7,27,8,9,10,41,11,12,13,23,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-cornish","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-nouns","category-old-breton","category-old-cornish","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-parts-of-the-body","category-proto-brythonic","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5667"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8751,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5667\/revisions\/8751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}