en nål
Meaning
needle
In Swedish: smalt och spetsigt redskap att sticka genom tyg med och ofta att sy med
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en nål |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | nålen |
| Plural, indefinite | nålar |
| Plural, definite | nålarna |
nål is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor nål, den stora nålen. Check another noun
Practise nål
1 / 2Is it en nål or ett nål?
nål in a sentence
- nål och trådneedle and thread
Expressions
- sitta som på nålarbe on tenterhooks
Words built with nål
- knappnål pin
- hårnål hairpin
- synål sewing needle
- nålspets tip of a needle (pin)
- nåldyna pincushion
Questions
What does nål mean in English?
nål means “needle”.
Is it en nål or ett nål?
It is en nål, and “the needle” is nålen.
What is the plural of nål?
The plural of nål is nålar, and the definite plural is nålarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish nāl, from Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.
Nearby common words
nål is number 3,130 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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