iglica

Polish

Etymology

From igła (“needle”) +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈɡli.t͡sa/

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• Rhymes: -it͡sa
• Syllabification: i‧gli‧ca

Noun

iglica f (diminutive igliczka)

1. any plant of the genus Erodium, particularly the redstem filaree (Erodium cicutarium)
2. damselfly of the genus Nehalennia
3. (architecture) spire
4. (geology) needle (sharp pinnacle of rock)
5. (firearms) firing pin
6. part of a railroad switch
7. (literary) needle (leaf of conifers)
8. needle (indicator)
9. (fishing) net needle
10. (obsolete) a hairpin or a type of brooch

Declension

Declension of iglica

	singular	plural
nominative	iglica	iglice
genitive	iglicy	iglic
dative	iglicy	iglicom
accusative	iglicę	iglice
instrumental	iglicą	iglicami
locative	iglicy	iglicach
vocative	iglico	iglice

Further reading

• iglica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• iglica in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Diminutive of ìgla (“needle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǐɡlit̪͡s̪a/

Noun

ìglica f (Cyrillic spelling ѝглица)

1. needle (leaf of conifer)
2. a small needle
3. (electricity) a pin
4. garfish (fish of genus Belone)
5. Geraniaceae (family)

Declension

Declension of iglica

	singular	plural
nominative	iglica	iglice
genitive	iglice	iglica
dative	iglici	iglicama
accusative	iglicu	iglice
vocative	iglice	iglice
locative	iglici	iglicama
instrumental	iglicom	iglicama

References

• (needle, pin) “iglica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
• (garfish, Geraniaceae) “iglica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːɡlit͡sa/

Noun

ȋglica f

1. needle (leaf of conifer)

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.	íglica
gen. sing.	íglice
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	íglica	íglici	íglice
genitive (rodȋlnik)	íglice	íglic	íglic
dative (dajȃlnik)	íglici	íglicama	íglicam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	íglico	íglici	íglice
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	íglici	íglicah	íglicah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	íglico	íglicama	íglicami

Further reading

• “iglica”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025