נאָדל

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• נאָדעל (nodel) — dated, נודיל (nudil) — Middle Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German nādele, from Old High German nādala, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.

Noun

נאָדל • (nodl) f, plural נאָדלען (nodlen), diminutive נעדעלע (nedele)

1. needle, pin

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “נאָדל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Elia Levita (1542) Šěmôt děvārîm bilšôn ʿivrî u-bilšôn romiyyî gam aškenāzî [The Names of Things in Hebrew and Latin as well as German], Isny: Impressum Isnae [Paul Fagius], →DOI, Zentralbibliothek Zürich: Rv 209,3