naald

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch naald, from Middle Dutch naelde, from Old Dutch nālda, from a metathesis of earlier *nādla, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɑːlt/

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Noun

naald (plural naalde, diminutive naaldjie)

1. pin

Descendants

• → Xhosa: inaliti
• → Zulu: inalithi
  • Fanagalo: nalit

Dutch

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naːlt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: naald
• Rhymes: -aːlt

Noun

naald f (plural naalden, diminutive naaldje n)

1. a needle, a pin (for sewing, injections, tattooing etc.)
2. a needle (leaf of coniferous trees)
3. the needle of a record player
4. (architecture) an obelisk or column (monument, memorial)

Derived terms

• breinaald
• dennennaald
• etsnaald
• gedenknaald
• kafnaald
• naaldboom
• naaldbos
• naaldgeweer
• naaldoog
• naaldvaren
• naaldwoud
• zeenaald

 

Related terms

• naaien

Descendants

• Afrikaans: naald
  • → Xhosa: inaliti
  • → Zulu: inalithi
    • Fanagalo: nalit
• Berbice Creole Dutch: nali
• Negerhollands: naël, naeld
• Skepi Creole Dutch: nalde