Feminine

Nadel

Meaning

  1. (feminine) needle; hook (implement for sewing, knitting, or crocheting)
  2. (feminine) pin (implement for fixing something)
  3. (feminine) needle (indicating device)
  4. (feminine) needle (sensor for phonograph stylus)
  5. (feminine) needle (leaf of conifer)

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

noodle

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnaːdəl/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German nādele, from Old High German nādala, from Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu. Cognate with Dutch naald, English needle, common Continental Scandinavian nål.

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