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Polish
Etymology
From igła (“needle”) + -ica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈɡli.t͡sa/
- Rhymes: -it͡sa
- Syllabification: i‧gli‧ca
Noun
iglica f (diminutive igliczka)
- any plant of the genus Erodium, particularly the redstem filaree (Erodium cicutarium)
- damselfly of the genus Nehalennia
- (architecture) spire
- (geology) needle (sharp pinnacle of rock)
- (firearms) firing pin
- part of a railroad switch
- (literary) needle (leaf of conifers)
- needle (indicator)
- (fishing) net needle
- (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)
- needle (leaf of conifer)
- a small needle
- (electricity) a pin
- garfish (fish of genus Belone)
- 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
- needle (leaf of conifer)
Inflection
Further reading
- “iglica”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran