nálarauga

Icelandic

Etymology

From nál (“needle”) +‎ auga (“eye”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnauːlarˌøyːɣa/

Noun

nálarauga n (genitive singular nálarauga, nominative plural nálaraugu)

  1. the eye of a needle
    • Matthew 19:24 (English and Icelandic)
      Auðveldara er úlfalda að fara gegnum nálarauga en auðmanni að komast inn í Guðs ríki.
      It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Declension

Declension of nálarauga (neuter, based on auga)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nálarauga nálaraugað nálaraugu nálaraugun
accusative nálarauga nálaraugað nálaraugu nálaraugun
dative nálarauga nálarauganu nálaraugum nálaraugunum
genitive nálarauga nálaraugans nálaraugna nálaraugnanna
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