iglica

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Polish

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Etymology

From igła (needle) +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈɡli.t͡sa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Syllabification: i‧gli‧ca

Noun

iglica f (diminutive igliczka)

  1. any plant of the genus Erodium, particularly the redstem filaree (Erodium cicutarium)
  2. damselfly of the genus Nehalennia
  3. (architecture) spire
  4. (geology) needle (sharp pinnacle of rock)
  5. (firearms) firing pin
  6. part of a railroad switch
  7. (literary) needle (leaf of conifers)
  8. needle (indicator)
  9. (fishing) net needle
  10. (obsolete) a hairpin or a type of brooch

Declension

Further reading

  • iglica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • iglica in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Diminutive of ìgla (needle).

Pronunciation

Noun

ìglica f (Cyrillic spelling ѝглица)

  1. needle (leaf of conifer)
  2. a small needle
  3. (electricity) a pin
  4. garfish (fish of genus Belone)
  5. Geraniaceae (family)

Declension

References

  • (needle, pin) iglica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
  • (garfish, Geraniaceae) iglica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovene

Pronunciation

Noun

ȋglica f

  1. needle (leaf of conifer)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. íglica
gen. sing. íglice
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
íglica íglici íglice
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
íglice íglic íglic
dative
(dajȃlnik)
íglici íglicama íglicam
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
íglico íglici íglice
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
íglici íglicah íglicah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
íglico íglicama íglicami

Further reading

  • iglica”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024