naald

Betekenis (English)

1. (feminine) a needle, a pin (for sewing, injections, tattooing etc.)
2. (feminine) a needle (leaf of coniferous trees)
3. (feminine) the needle of a record player
4. (feminine) an obelisk or column (monument, memorial)

Synonyms

kompasnaald

wijzer

injectienaald

etsnaald

speld

spits

schrijfstift

evenaar

griffel

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/naːlt/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelnederlands: naelde

Inherited from Old Dutch: nālda

Cognate with Oudhoogduits: -

Cognate with Luxemburgs: Nol

Cognate with Duits: Nadel

Cognate with Engels: needle

In summary

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.