agulla

Aragonese

Etymology

From Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡuʎa/
• Syllabification: a‧gu‧lla
• Rhymes: -uʎa

Noun

agulla f (plural agullas)

1. needle

References

• Diccionario ortografico de l'aragonés (Seguntes la PO de l'EFA)
• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “agulla”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin acūcula, a diminutive of Latin acus (“needle, pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈɣu.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈɣu.ʎa]

• Audio (Catalonia):

  (file)

Noun

agulla f (plural agulles)

1. needle
2. (architecture) spire

   Synonym: matxó

3. hand (of a clock)

   Synonyms: busca, maneta

4. (rail transport) (UK) points, (US) switch
5. (castells) a casteller in the pinya who stands facing one of the baixos, holds the segon's knees, and passes messages between his or her segon and the other castellers in the pinya
6. (castells) a column of one casteller per level which is constructed within the tronc in certain constructions and remains standing until the tronc has been dismantled

   Synonym: (amb el) pilar al mig

   Quatre de vuit amb l'agulla.

   an eight-level castell with four people per level plus a central column

7. (ichthyology) garfish

   Synonyms: agulla prima, mula

8. (ichthyology) broadnosed pipefish

   Synonym: peix bada

Derived terms

• agulla imperial
• agulla prima
• agullat
• agullera
• agulleta
• agullós
• agullot
• posar fil a l'agulla

References

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “agulla”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Fala

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese agulla, from Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡuʎa/
• Rhymes: -uʎa
• Syllabification: a‧gu‧lla

Noun

agulla f (plural agullas)

1. needle

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎^[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Galician

Alternative forms

• agulha (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese agulla (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡuɟa/ [ɑˈɣ̞u.ɟɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /aˈɡuɟa/ [ɑˈɣ̞u.ɟɐ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /aˈħuɟa/ [ɑˈħu.ɟɐ]

• Rhymes: -uɟa
• Hyphenation: agu‧lla

Noun

agulla f (plural agullas)

1. needle (sewing)
2. medical needle for a syringe
3. hand of a watch or clock
4. withers
5. (cooking) chuck or brisket
6. sharpness of a wine
7. natural sparkling of a wine
8. garfish, sea needle (Belone belone)
9. (architecture) jamb

Derived terms

• agulleiro

Related terms

• aguillar
• agulla ferruxenta
• guillo

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “agulla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “agulla”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “agulla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “agulla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “agulla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “agulla”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026