# игла
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [iˈɡɫa]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

игла́ • (iglá) f (relational adjective и́глен, diminutive игли́чка)
* needle, pin (implement for sewing)
    шевна игла ― ševna igla ― sewing needle
    безопасна игла ― bezopasna igla ― safety pin
* thin leaf of conifers

#### Declension
### References

* “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

### Anagrams

* лига (liga)

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgъla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈiɡɫa]

### Noun

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

#### Declension
## Russian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgъla. Akin to Russian и́го (ígo).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɪˈɡɫa]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

игла́ • (iglá) f inan (genitive иглы́, nominative plural и́глы, genitive plural игл, relational adjective иго́льный, diminutive иго́лка or иго́лочка)
* needle
* thorn, prickle
* quill, spine, bristle
* Igla (Soviet spacecraft docking system)

#### Derived terms

* иглобрю́х m anim (iglobrjúx)
* иглоко́жее n anim (iglokóžeje)
* иго́льница f (igólʹnica, “needle case”)
* иго́льщик m anim (igólʹščik, “needle maker”)
* ры́ба-игла́ f anim (rýba-iglá)

#### Related terms
##### 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)

### References

* 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. (1993) “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

### Further reading

* 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.

### Anagrams

* ли́га (líga)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Alternative forms

* jàgla (Chakavian)

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgъla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ǐɡla/

### Noun

ѝгла f (Latin spelling ìgla)
* needle

#### Declension
### Further reading

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