игла

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgъla, equivalent to иго (igo, “yoke”) +‎ -ла (-la).

• IPA^(key): [iˈɡɫa]

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игла́ • (iglá) f (relational adjective и́глен, diminutive игли́чка)

1. needle, pin (implement for sewing)

   шевна игла ― ševna igla ― sewing needle

   безопасна игла ― bezopasna igla ― safety pin

2. thin leaf of conifers

• “игла”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “игла”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

• лига (liga)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgъla.

• IPA^(key): [ˈiɡɫa]

игла • (igla) f (diminutive игличка or игличе)

1. needle

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgъla. Akin to Russian и́го (ígo). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yewg-.

• IPA^(key): [ɪˈɡɫa]

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игла́ • (iglá) f inan (genitive иглы́, nominative plural и́глы, genitive plural игл, relational adjective иго́льный, diminutive иго́лка or иго́лочка)

1. needle
2. thorn, prickle
3. quill, spine, bristle
4. Igla (Soviet spacecraft docking system)

• иго́льница f (igólʹnica, “needle case”)
• иго́льщик m anim (igólʹščik, “needle maker”)

Compounds:

• иглобрю́х m anim (iglobrjúx)
• иглоко́жее n anim (iglokóžeje)

Compound words:

• ры́ба-игла́ f anim (rýba-iglá)

Native

Close related:

• игли́стый (iglístyj), иго́лочный (igóločnyj), иго́льчатый (igólʹčatyj)

Other related:

• и́го n (ígo)
• ? и́жица f (ížica)

Borrowed

• зе́вгма f (zévgma)
• зиго́та f (zigóta)
• йо́га f (jóga), йог m anim (jog)
• конъюга́ция f (konʺjugácija)
• конъюнкту́ра f (konʺjunktúra)
• конъю́нкция f (konʺjúnkcija), дизъю́нкция f (dizʺjúnkcija)

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “игла”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “игла”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 333
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*jьgъla”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 213
• Shansky, N. M., editor (1980), “игла”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, number 7 (И), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 6
• Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “игла”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
• Krylov, G. A. (2004) “игла”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Victory, →ISBN
• Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “игла”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 150
• Semjonov, A. V. (2003) “игла”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (Русский язык от А до Я) (in Russian), Moscow: Junves, →ISBN
• Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “игла”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Contemporary Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 1: (А – Начальство), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 333

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “игла”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.

• ли́га (líga)

• jàgla (Chakavian)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgъla.

• IPA^(key): /ǐɡla/

ѝгла f (Latin spelling ìgla)

1. needle

• “игла”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025