acus

Meaning

1. (declension-4, feminine) a needle, a pin
2. (declension-4, feminine) bodkin
3. (alt-of, alternative, declension-4, feminine) alternative form of acus (“bran”)

Concepts

needle

pin

hand

✋

knitting-needle

bran

phonograph needle

sewing needle

🪡

Synonyms

fībula

Translations

Nadel

aguja

ago

naald

aiguille

agulha

iğne

agulla

derzî

agulha

دهرزی

βελόνα

إبرة

épingle

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈa.kʊs]

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *akus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱus, from the root *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). Related to acuō (“sharpen, whet”) and aciēs (“edge”).