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Aragonese
Etymology
From Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɡuʎa/
- Syllabification: a‧gu‧lla
- Rhymes: -uʎa
Noun
agulla f (plural agullas)
- needle
References
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin acūcula, a diminutive of Latin acus (“needle, pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
agulla f (plural agulles)
- needle
- (architecture) spire
- Synonym: matxó
- hand (of a clock)
- Synonyms: busca, maneta
- (rail transport) (UK) points, (US) switch
- (castells) a casteller in the pinya who stands facing one of the baixos, holds the segon's knees, and passes messages between his or her segon and the other castellers in the pinya
- (castells) a column of one casteller per level which is constructed within the tronc in certain constructions and remains standing until the tronc has been dismantled
Quatre de vuit amb l'agulla.- an eight-level castell with four people per level plus a central column
- (ichthyology) garfish
- Synonyms: agulla prima, mula
- (ichthyology) broadnosed pipefish
- Synonym: peix bada
Derived terms
References
- “agulla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Fala
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese agulla, from Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɡuʎa/
- Rhymes: -uʎa
- Syllabification: a‧gu‧lla
Noun
agulla f (plural agullas)
- needle
References
- Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese agulla (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
agulla f (plural agullas)
- needle (sewing)
- medical needle for a syringe
- hand of a watch or clock
- withers
- (cooking) chuck or brisket
- sharpness of a wine
- natural sparkling of a wine
- garfish, sea needle (Belone belone)
- (architecture) jamb
Derived terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “agulla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “agulla”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “agulla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “agulla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “agulla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- “agulla”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025