naald
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Etymology
From Dutch naald, from Middle Dutch naelde, from Old Dutch nālda, from a metathesis of earlier *nādla, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.
Pronunciation
Noun
naald (plural naalde, diminutive naaldjie)
Descendants
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch naelde, from Old Dutch nālda, from a metathesis of earlier *nādla, from Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.
Compare the Old High German alternative form nālda, whence Luxembourgish Nol. Also cognate with German Nadel, English needle.
Pronunciation
Noun
naald f (plural naalden, diminutive naaldje n)
- a needle, a pin (for sewing, injections, tattooing etc.)
- a needle (leaf of coniferous trees)
- the needle of a record player
- (architecture) an obelisk or column (monument, memorial)