nål

See also: nal, nál, and -nál

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish naal, from Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (“to spin”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːl

Noun

nål c (singular definite nålen, plural indefinite nåle)

1. needle

Inflection

Declension of nål

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nål	nålen	nåle	nålene
genitive	nåls	nålens	nåles	nålenes

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.

Noun

nål f or m (definite singular nåla or nålen, indefinite plural nåler, definite plural nålene)

1. a needle

Derived terms

• barnål
• hårnål
• nåleventil

• nåløye
• sikkerhetsnål
• synål

References

• “nål” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō. Akin to English needle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noːl/

Noun

nål f (definite singular nåla, indefinite plural nåler, definite plural nålene)

1. a needle

Derived terms

• hårnål
• nålauge
• nåleventil
• synål

References

• “nål” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

nål

Etymology

From Old Swedish nāl, from Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

nål c

1. needle (implement for sewing, crocheting etc.; however not for knitting)
2. needle; syringe
3. needle; a long, thin device for indicating measurements on a dial or graph

Declension

Declension of nål
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	nål	nålen	nålar	nålarna
Genitive	nåls	nålens	nålars	nålarnas

Derived terms

• brodyrnål
• knappnål
• nåldyna
• nålsöga
• synål
• virknål

• nåla

• nål och tråd
• sitta som på nålar

See also

• sticka (knitting needle)

Anagrams

• lån