igla

See also: igła and igłą

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse *iglr, from Proto-Germanic *egalaz (“leech”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪkla/
• Rhymes: -ɪkla

Noun

igla f (genitive singular iglu, nominative plural iglur)

1. leech (blood-sucking annelid of the genus Hirudinea)

   Synonym: blóðsuga

Declension

Declension of igla (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	igla	iglan	iglur	iglurnar
accusative	iglu	igluna	iglur	iglurnar
dative	iglu	iglunni	iglum	iglunum
genitive	iglu	iglunnar	igla, iglna	iglanna, iglnanna

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• jàgla (Chakavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgъla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǐɡla/

Noun

ìgla f (Cyrillic spelling ѝгла)

1. needle

Declension

Declension of igla

	singular	plural
nominative	igla	igle
genitive	igle	igálā / íglā / íglī
dative	igli	iglama
accusative	iglu	igle
vocative	iglo	igle
locative	igli	iglama
instrumental	iglom	iglama

Further reading

• “igla”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jьgъla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːɡla/

Noun

ȋgla f

1. needle (implement for sewing etc.)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	ígla
gen. sing.	ígle
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	ígla	ígli	ígle
genitive (rodȋlnik)	ígle	ígel	ígel
dative (dajȃlnik)	ígli	íglama	íglam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	íglo	ígli	ígle
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	ígli	íglah	íglah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	íglo	íglama	íglami

Further reading

• “igla”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “igla”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references