βελόνα
Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek βελόνη (belónē, “needle”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
βελόνα • (velóna) f (plural βελόνες)
- needle (for sewing, knitting etc)
- hypodermic needle (for medical injections)
- needle, pointer, hand (on dial etc)
- stylus, needle (for record player, gramophone, etc)
- pine needle
Declension edit
declension of βελόνα
Related terms edit
- βελονιά f (veloniá, “stitch”)
- βελονόουρος (velonóouros, “pin-tailed”)
Further reading edit
- βελόνα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el