iglica

Polish

Etymology

From igła (“needle”) +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iɡˈlʲi.t͡sa/

Noun

iglica f (diminutive igliczka)

1. Any plant of the genus Erodium, particularly the redstem filaree (Erodium cicutarium).
2. (architecture) A spire.
3. (geology) A sharp pinnacle of rock.
4. (firearms) A firing pin.
5. part of a railroad switch
6. (literary) needle (leaf of conifers)
7. needle (indicator)
8. (fishing) A net needle.
9. (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 Polish dictionaries at PWN

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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. (zoology) garfish (fish of genus Belone)
5. (botany) 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, 2006–2018
• (garfish, Geraniaceae) “iglica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal, 2006–2018

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈíːɡlitsa/
• Tonal orthography: ȋglica

Noun

íglica f (genitive íglice, nominative plural íglice)

1. needle (leaf of conifer)

Declension

Declension of íglica (feminine, a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	íglica	íglici	íglice
accusative	íglico	íglici	íglice
genitive	íglice	íglic	íglic
dative	íglici	íglicama	íglicam
locative	íglici	íglicah	íglicah
instrumental	íglico	íglicama	íglicami