naald
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Etymology edit
From Dutch naald, from Middle Dutch naelde, from Old Dutch nālda, from a metathesis of earlier *nādla, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.
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Noun edit
naald (plural naalde, diminutive naaldjie)
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Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch naelde, from Old Dutch nālda, from a metathesis of earlier *nādla, from Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.
Compare the Old High German alternative form nālda, whence Luxembourgish Nol. Also cognate with German Nadel, English needle.
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naald f (plural naalden, diminutive naaldje n)
- A needle, a pin (for sewing, injections, tattooing etc.).
- A needle (leaf of coniferous trees).
- The needle of a record player.
- (architecture) An obelisk or column (monument, memorial).