nål

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "nal"

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Danish naal, from Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (“to spin”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nål c (singular definite nålen, plural indefinite nåle)

  1. needle

Inflection[edit]

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

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.

Noun[edit]

nål f or m (definite singular nåla or nålen, indefinite plural nåler, definite plural nålene)

  1. a needle

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō. Akin to English needle.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nål f (definite singular nåla, indefinite plural nåler, definite plural nålene)

  1. a needle

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Swedish[edit]

nål

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish nāl, from Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /noːl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːl

Noun[edit]

nål c

  1. a needle, a pin (implement for sewing, crocheting, attaching stuff, etc.; however not for knitting)
  2. needle; syringe
  3. needle; a long, thin device for indicating measurements on a dial or graph

Declension[edit]

Declension of nål 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative nål nålen nålar nålarna
Genitive nåls nålens nålars nålarnas

Derived terms[edit]

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