agulla

Aragonese

Etymology

From Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡuʎa/
• Rhymes: -uʎa
• Syllabification: a‧gu‧lla

Noun

agulla f (plural agullas)

1. needle

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “agulla”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin acūcula, a diminutive of Latin acus (“needle, pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈɣu.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈɣu.ʎa]

• Audio:

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Noun

agulla f (plural agulles)

1. needle
2. (architecture) spire

   Synonym: matxó

3. hand (of a clock)
4. (rail transport) (UK) points, (US) switch
5. (castells) a casteller in the pinya who stands facing one of the baixos, holds the segon's knees, and passes messages between his or her segon and the other castellers in the pinya
6. (castells) a column of one casteller per level which is constructed within the tronc in certain constructions and remains standing until the tronc has been dismantled

   Quatre de vuit amb l'agulla.

   an eight-level castell with four people per level plus a central column

7. garfish

   Synonyms: agulla prima, mula

8. broadnose pipefish

   Synonym: peix bada

Derived terms

• agulla imperial
• agulla prima
• agullat
• agullera
• agulleta
• agullós
• agullot
• posar fil a l'agulla

 

References

• “agulla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese agulla (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɣuʎa̝/

Noun

agulla f (plural agullas)

1. needle (sewing)
2. medical needle for a syringe
3. hand of a watch or clock
4. withers
5. (cooking) chuck or brisket
6. sharpness of a wine
7. natural sparkling of a wine
8. garfish, sea needle (Belone belone)
9. (architecture) jamb

Related terms

• aguillar
• agulla ferruxenta
• guillo

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “agulla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “agulla”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “agulla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “agulla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “agulla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN