Afrikaans

Noun

naald ‎(plural naalde)

1. pin

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːlt

Etymology

From Middle Dutch naelde, from Old Dutch nālda, from a metathesis of earlier *nādla, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.

Noun

naald f ‎(plural naalden, diminutive naaldje n)

1. needle (for sewing, injections, tattooing etc.)
2. needle (leaf of certain trees)

Derived terms

• dennenaald
• naaldboom
• naaldbos

Related terms

• naaien