nähen

to sew

Dialects

Aargau

büeze

Basel-Landschaft

naaie

St. Gallen

büaza

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Hyphenated as

nä‧hen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnɛːən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: nāian

Inherited from Old High German: nājen

Cognate with German: Nadel

Cognate with English: needle

In summary

From Middle High German nāian, from Old High German nājen, nāian, from Proto-Germanic *nēaną. Cognate with German Nadel and English needle.

Concepts

sew

stitch

quilt

suture

sewn

sew together

tack

tack together

weave

work

embroider

weave one’s way

knit

mend

sewed

Synonyms

heften

steppen

vernähen

annähen

sticken

Naht

schneidern

stricken

weben

zunähen

aufnähen

absteppen

Nähen

anheften

flicken

genäht

Näharbeit

Translations

coser

coudre

cucire

naaien

cosir

coser

szyć

costurar

dikmek

ράβω

خيط

cóser

suturar

cordurar

pespontar