Danish

Noun

nål c (singular definite nålen, plural indefinite nåle)

1. needle

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.

Noun

nål f, m ‎(definite singular nåla or nålen, indefinite plural nåler, definite plural nålene)

1. a needle

Derived terms

References

• “nål” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.

Noun

nål f ‎(definite singular nåla, indefinite plural nåler, definite plural nålene)

1. a needle

Derived terms

• hårnål
• nåleventil
• synål

References

• “nål” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

nål

Etymology

From Old Swedish nāl, from Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.

Pronunciation

Noun

nål c

1. needle (implement for sewing, crocheting etc.; however not for knitting)
2. needle; syringe
3. needle; a long, thin device for indicating measurements on a dial or graph

Declension

Derived terms

• brodyrnål
• knappnål
• nåldyna
• nålsöga
• synål
• virknål

• nåla

• nål och tråd
• sitta som på nålar

See also

• sticka (knitting needle)