Standard Lemma guide

toenail

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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  • CMU ARPABET: T OW1 N EY2 L 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