iglica

iglica

Polish

Etymology

    From igła (needle) + -ica.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /iˈɡli.t͡sa/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -it͡sa
    • Syllabification: i‧gli‧ca

    Noun

    iglica f (diminutive igliczka)

    1. any plant of the genus Erodium, particularly the redstem filaree (Erodium cicutarium)
    2. damselfly of the genus Nehalennia
    3. (architecture) spire
    4. (geology) needle (sharp pinnacle of rock)
    5. (firearms) firing pin
    6. part of a railroad switch
    7. (literary) needle (leaf of conifers)
    8. needle (indicator)
    9. (fishing) net needle
    10. (obsolete) a hairpin or a type of brooch

    Declension

    Further reading

    • iglica”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • iglica”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)

    Serbo-Croatian

    Etymology

    Diminutive of ìgla (needle).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ǐɡlit̪͡s̪a/

    Noun

    ìglica f (Cyrillic spelling ѝглица)

    1. needle (leaf of conifer)
    2. a small needle
    3. (electricity) a pin
    4. garfish (fish of genus Belone)
    5. Geraniaceae (family)

    Declension

    Declension of iglica
    singular plural
    nominative iglica iglice
    genitive iglice iglica
    dative iglici iglicama
    accusative iglicu iglice
    vocative iglice iglice
    locative iglici iglicama
    instrumental iglicom iglicama

    References

    • (needle, pin) iglica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
    • (garfish, Geraniaceae) iglica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

    Slovene

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /íːɡlit͡sa/

    Noun

    ȋglica f

    1. needle (leaf of conifer)

    Declension

    The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
    Feminine, a-stem
    nom. sing. íglica
    gen. sing. íglice
    singular dual plural
    nominative
    (imenovȃlnik)
    íglica íglici íglice
    genitive
    (rodȋlnik)
    íglice íglic íglic
    dative
    (dajȃlnik)
    íglici íglicama íglicam
    accusative
    (tožȋlnik)
    íglico íglici íglice
    locative
    (mẹ̑stnik)
    íglici íglicah íglicah
    instrumental
    (orọ̑dnik)
    íglico íglicama íglicami

    Further reading

    • iglica”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026