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).

Noun

nål c (singular definite nålen, plural indefinite nåle)

  1. needle

Inflection


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

References


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

References


Swedish

nål

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (file)

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

  • nål och tråd
  • sitta som på nålar

See also

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