noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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tō'nāl"
/ˈtəʊˌneɪl/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a toe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
toenail clippings
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: footnail
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To fasten two pieces of lumber together by applying nails or screws into both boards at an angle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the nail at the end of a toe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nail
Narrower terms: ingrown toenail, onyxis
4
verb
Meaning 4
drive obliquely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
toe a nail
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: toe
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: force, drive, ram
History
Etymology
From toe + nail.
Across languages
Translations
56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Ainu:
アㇺ
(am)
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Bashkir:
тырнаҡ
(tırnaq)
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Bulgarian:
нокът на крака
(nokǎt na kraka)
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Burmese:
ခြေသည်း
(hkresany:)
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Chickasaw:
iyyakchosh
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Chinese Cantonese:
腳甲 /脚甲
(goek3 gaap3)
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Chinese Cantonese:
腳指甲 /脚指甲
(goek3 zi2 gaap3)
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Chinese Mandarin:
腳指甲 /脚指甲
(jiǎozhǐjia)
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Chinese Mandarin:
趾甲
(zhǐjiǎ)
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Wu Chinese:
脚指甲
(jiao-tsi-ka)
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Danish:
tånegl
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Dutch:
teennagel
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Egyptian:
a:n-t:D51
(ꜥnt)
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Estonian:
varbaküüs
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Faroese:
naglur á tá
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Finnish:
varpaankynsi
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Finnish:
kynsi
— the plate covering the end of a toe
French:
ongle de pied
— the plate covering the end of a toe
French:
ongle d'orteil
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Old French:
ongle del pié
— the plate covering the end of a toe
West-Frisian:
teanneil
— the plate covering the end of a toe
German:
Zehennagel
— the plate covering the end of a toe
German:
Zehnagel
— the plate covering the end of a toe
German:
Fußnagel
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Hawaiian:
maiʻao
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Hunsrik:
Zehenaaghel
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Icelandic:
tánögl
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Italian:
unghia del piede
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Japanese:
爪
(tsume)
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Khmer:
ក្រចកជើង
(krɑcɑɑk cəəng)
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Korean:
발톱
(baltop)
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Lao:
ເລັບຕີນ
(lep tīn)
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Lithuanian:
kojos piršto nagas
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Luxembourgish:
Zéiwennol
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Macedonian:
нокт
(nokt)
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Malay:
kuku kaki
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Māori:
maikuku
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Marathi:
पायाचे नख
(pāyāce nakh)
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Mokilese:
kikin e
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Navajo:
akéshgaan
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Norwegian Bokmål:
tånegl
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Polish:
paznokieć
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Portuguese:
unha do pé
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Russian:
но́готь
(nógotʹ)
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Sinhalese:
පයැඟිලි
(payængili)
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Spanish:
uña del dedo del pie
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Spanish:
uña de dedo de pie
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Spanish:
uña de pie
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Spanish:
uña podal
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Spanish:
uña de ortejo
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Swedish:
tånagel
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Telugu:
కాలిగోరు
(kāligōru)
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Vietnamese:
móng chân
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Volapük:
teananuel
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Welsh:
ewin (y troed)
— the plate covering the end of a toe
Zulu:
uzipho class 11/10
— the plate covering the end of a toe