Nadelöhr
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German
Etymology
Nadel (“needle”) + Öhr (“ear”)
Pronunciation
Noun
Nadelöhr n (strong, genitive Nadelöhrs, plural Nadelöhre)
- eye of a needle
- 1984, Hausbibel: Einheitsübersetzung des Alten und Neuen Testaments. Mit Bildern von Erich Lessing, Herder, p. 1112 (Matthäus 19, 24):
- „Nochmals sage ich euch: Eher geht ein Kamel durch ein Nadelöhr, als daß ein Reicher ins Reich Gottes gelangt.“
- Again I say to you, it is easier for camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God.
- 1984, Hausbibel: Einheitsübersetzung des Alten und Neuen Testaments. Mit Bildern von Erich Lessing, Herder, p. 1112 (Matthäus 19, 24):
- bottleneck (narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay)
- Synonyms: Engstelle, Flaschenhals, Engpass
Declension
Declension of Nadelöhr
Further reading
- “Nadelöhr” in Duden online