neula

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan neula, from Latin nebula, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”). Compare Occitan nèbla, Portuguese névoa, Spanish niebla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈnew.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈnew.la]

Noun

neula f (plural neules)

1. (uncountable, rare) fog, mist

   Synonym: boira

2. (rolled) wafer
3. (slang) a stupid person

Derived terms

• neular-se
• neulia
• neulir-se
• neulós

References

• “neula”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “neula”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “neula” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “neula” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nëkla (compare Estonian nõel, Ingrian neegla, Karelian niekla / niegla, Votic niglõ), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō (compare Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐌰 (nēþla), Swedish nål, English needle).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneu̯lɑ/, [ˈne̞u̯lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eulɑ
• Syllabification^(key): neu‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): neu‧la

Noun

neula

1. needle (sewing implement)
2. needle (any slender, pointed object resembling a needle, particularly as a part in certain machines)
3. needle (indicator)

   Synonyms: osoitin, viisari

4. needle, stylus (phonograph needle)

   Synonym: äänineula

5. needle (injection needle)

   Synonyms: ruiskuneula, injektioneula

6. prong of a buckle

   Synonyms: kieli, paljin

7. (rare) needle (leaf of conifer tree)

   Synonym: neulanen

Declension

Inflection of neula (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		neula	neulat
genitive		neulan	neulojen
partitive		neulaa	neuloja
illative		neulaan	neuloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		neula	neulat
accusative	nom.	neula	neulat
	gen.	neulan
genitive		neulan	neulojen neulain rare
partitive		neulaa	neuloja
inessive		neulassa	neuloissa
elative		neulasta	neuloista
illative		neulaan	neuloihin
adessive		neulalla	neuloilla
ablative		neulalta	neuloilta
allative		neulalle	neuloille
essive		neulana	neuloina
translative		neulaksi	neuloiksi
abessive		neulatta	neuloitta
instructive		—	neuloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of neula (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative neulani neulani accusative nom. neulani neulani gen. neulani genitive neulani neulojeni neulaini rare partitive neulaani neulojani inessive neulassani neuloissani elative neulastani neuloistani illative neulaani neuloihini adessive neulallani neuloillani ablative neulaltani neuloiltani allative neulalleni neuloilleni essive neulanani neuloinani translative neulakseni neuloikseni abessive neulattani neuloittani instructive — — comitative — neuloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative neulasi neulasi accusative nom. neulasi neulasi gen. neulasi genitive neulasi neulojesi neulaisi rare partitive neulaasi neulojasi inessive neulassasi neuloissasi elative neulastasi neuloistasi illative neulaasi neuloihisi adessive neulallasi neuloillasi ablative neulaltasi neuloiltasi allative neulallesi neuloillesi essive neulanasi neuloinasi translative neulaksesi neuloiksesi abessive neulattasi neuloittasi instructive — — comitative — neuloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative neulamme neulamme accusative nom. neulamme neulamme gen. neulamme genitive neulamme neulojemme neulaimme rare partitive neulaamme neulojamme inessive neulassamme neuloissamme elative neulastamme neuloistamme illative neulaamme neuloihimme adessive neulallamme neuloillamme ablative neulaltamme neuloiltamme allative neulallemme neuloillemme essive neulanamme neuloinamme translative neulaksemme neuloiksemme abessive neulattamme neuloittamme instructive — — comitative — neuloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative neulanne neulanne accusative nom. neulanne neulanne gen. neulanne genitive neulanne neulojenne neulainne rare partitive neulaanne neulojanne inessive neulassanne neuloissanne elative neulastanne neuloistanne illative neulaanne neuloihinne adessive neulallanne neuloillanne ablative neulaltanne neuloiltanne allative neulallenne neuloillenne essive neulananne neuloinanne translative neulaksenne neuloiksenne abessive neulattanne neuloittanne instructive — — comitative — neuloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative neulansa neulansa accusative nom. neulansa neulansa gen. neulansa genitive neulansa neulojensa neulainsa rare partitive neulaansa neulojaan neulojansa inessive neulassaan neulassansa neuloissaan neuloissansa elative neulastaan neulastansa neuloistaan neuloistansa illative neulaansa neuloihinsa adessive neulallaan neulallansa neuloillaan neuloillansa ablative neulaltaan neulaltansa neuloiltaan neuloiltansa allative neulalleen neulallensa neuloilleen neuloillensa essive neulanaan neulanansa neuloinaan neuloinansa translative neulakseen neulaksensa neuloikseen neuloiksensa abessive neulattaan neulattansa neuloittaan neuloittansa instructive — — comitative — neuloineen neuloinensa

Derived terms

adjectives

• neulamainen
• neulaton

nouns

• neulanen
• neulasto
• neulikko
• neuluri

verbs

• neulata
• neuloa

compounds

• akupunktuurineula
• gramofoninneula
• hakaneula
• hattuneula
• havunneula
• hiusneula
• huivineula
• huumeneula
• injektioneula
• kaiverrusneula
• kanavaneula
• kinnasneula
• kirjontaneula
• kompassineula
• koneneula
• koruneula
• kuivaneula
• lukkoneula
• magneettineula
• merineula
• nahkaneula
• neulahoito
• neulahuopamatto
• neulahuovutus
• neulajärjestelmä
• neulakala
• neulakinnas
• neulakivääri
• neulakompassi
• neulakota
• neulalaakeri
• neulaluku
• neulamuikku
• neulankuljetin
• neulankärki
• neulannuppi
• neulanokkakala
• neulanpisto
• neulanreikä
• neulansilmä
• neulanterävä
• neulanäyte
• neulapaino
• neulapato
• neulapitsi
• neulapohjoinen
• neulaputki
• neularasia
• neulatanko
• neulatyyny
• neulaventtiili
• neulaviila
• neulavoitelu
• nimineula
• nuppineula
• ohutneulabiopsia
• ohutneulanäyte
• ompeluneula
• paksuneula
• parsinneula
• pohjoisneula
• pujotusneula
• punktioneula
• purjeneula
• rantaneula
• rintaneula
• rokotusneula
• savikiekkoneula
• silmäneula
• siloneula
• solmioneula
• säkkineula
• säppineula
• särmäneula
• säätöneula
• tatuointineula
• tikkausneula
• timanttineula
• turvaneula
• venttiilineula
• verkkoneula
• vinyylineula
• yksineulainen
• äimäneula

Further reading

• “neula”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• leuan