Polyglot Dictionary

Nadelöhr

/ˈnaːdl̩ˌʔøːɐ̯/

das noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Nadelöhre

Meaning

  1. eye of a needle

    Built from Nadel (needle) + Öhr (eye).

    • Er fädelte den Faden durchs Nadelöhr.

      He threaded the thread through the eye of the needle.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Nadel needle
  • Öhr eye

Practice

1 What does Nadelöhr mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er fädelte den Faden durchs ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Nadelöhr?

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