naald

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Etymology

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From Dutch naald, from Middle Dutch naelde, from Old Dutch nālda, from a metathesis of earlier *nādla, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nɑːlt/
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Noun

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naald (plural naalde, diminutive naaldjie)

  1. pin

Descendants

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  • Xhosa: inaliti
  • Zulu: inalithi

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch naelde, from Old Dutch nālda, from a metathesis of earlier *nādla, from Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.

Compare the Old High German alternative form nālda, whence Luxembourgish Nol. Also cognate with German Nadel, English needle.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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naald f (plural naalden, diminutive naaldje n)

  1. a needle, a pin (for sewing, injections, tattooing etc.)
  2. a needle (leaf of coniferous trees)
  3. the needle of a record player
  4. (architecture) an obelisk or column (monument, memorial)

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