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

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
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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
  • nål och tråd
  • sitta som på nålar

See also
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