naald

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch naald, from Middle Dutch naelde, from Old Dutch nālda, from a metathesis of earlier *nādla, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɑːlt/ === Noun === naald (plural naalde, diminutive naaldjie) pin ==== Descendants ==== → Xhosa: inaliti → Zulu: inalithi Fanagalo: nalit == 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 === IPA(key): /naːlt/ Hyphenation: naald Rhymes: -aːlt === 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) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== naaien ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: naald→ Xhosa: inaliti→ Zulu: inalithiFanagalo: nalit Berbice Creole Dutch: nali Negerhollands: naël, naeld Skepi Creole Dutch: nalde