nål
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nal"
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Danish naal, from Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (“to spin”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɔːl
Noun edit
nål c (singular definite nålen, plural indefinite nåle)
Inflection edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.
Noun edit
nål f or m (definite singular nåla or nålen, indefinite plural nåler, definite plural nålene)
- a needle
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “nål” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō. Akin to English needle.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nål f (definite singular nåla, indefinite plural nåler, definite plural nålene)
- a needle
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “nål” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish nāl, from Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nål c
- a needle, a pin (implement for sewing, crocheting, attaching stuff, etc.; however not for knitting)
- needle; syringe
- needle; a long, thin device for indicating measurements on a dial or graph
Declension edit
Declension of nål | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | nål | nålen | nålar | nålarna |
Genitive | nåls | nålens | nålars | nålarnas |
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- sticka (knitting needle)