naald
Afrikaans
Noun
naald (plural naalde)
- pin
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch naelde, from Old Dutch nālda, from a metathesis of earlier *nādla, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō. Compare the Old High German alternative form nālda, whence Luxembourgish Nol. Also cognate with German Nadel, English needle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naːlt/
- Rhymes: -aːlt
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Noun
naald f (plural naalden, diminutive naaldje n)
- needle, pin (for sewing, injections, tattooing etc.)
- needle (leaf of coniferous trees)
Derived terms
- breinaald
- dennennaald
- naaldboom
- naaldbos
- naaldwoud
- zeenaald
Related terms
- naaien