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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse *iglr, from Proto-Germanic *egalaz (“leech”).
Pronunciation
Noun
igla f (genitive singular iglu, nominative plural iglur)
- leech (blood-sucking annelid of the genus Hirudinea)
- Synonym: blóðsuga
Declension
Declension of igla (feminine)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgъla.
Pronunciation
Noun
ìgla f (Cyrillic spelling ѝгла)
- needle
Declension
Further reading
- “igla”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *jьgъla.
Pronunciation
Noun
ȋgla f
- needle (implement for sewing etc.)
Inflection
Further reading
- “igla”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “igla”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references