nål

See also: nal, nál, and -nál

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːl

Noun

nål c (singular definite nålen, plural indefinite nåle)

1. needle

Inflection

Declension of nål

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. a needle

Derived terms

• barnål
• hårnål
• nåleventil
• nåløye
• sikkerhetsnål
• synål

References

• “nål” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noːl/

Noun

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

1. a needle

Derived terms

• hårnål
• nålauge
• nåleventil
• synål

References

• “nål” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

nål

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noːl/

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• Rhymes: -oːl

Noun

nål c

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

Declension

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

Derived terms

• brodyrnål
• knappnål
• nåldyna
• nålsöga
• synål
• virknål

• nåla

• nål och tråd
• sitta som på nålar

See also

• sticka (knitting needle)

Anagrams

• lån