"Nadelöhr" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnaːdl̩ˌʔøːɐ̯/ Audio: De-Nadelöhr.ogg
Etymology: Nadel (“needle”) + Öhr (“ear”) Etymology templates: {{compound|de|Nadel|Öhr|t1=needle|t2=ear}} Nadel (“needle”) + Öhr (“ear”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Nadelöhr n (strong, genitive Nadelöhrs, plural Nadelöhre) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Nadelöhrs [genitive], Nadelöhre [plural], strong [table-tags], Nadelöhr [nominative, singular], Nadelöhre [definite, nominative, plural], Nadelöhrs [genitive, singular], Nadelöhre [definite, genitive, plural], Nadelöhr [dative, singular], Nadelöhren [dative, definite, plural], Nadelöhr [accusative, singular], Nadelöhre [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. eye of a needle Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Sewing Synonyms: Auge, Loch
    Sense id: en-Nadelöhr-de-noun-YPW23Sbc Disambiguation of Sewing: 69 31 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 79 21
  2. bottleneck (narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay) Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Roads Synonyms: Engstelle, Flaschenhals, Engpass
    Sense id: en-Nadelöhr-de-noun-5~IXaXpe Disambiguation of Roads: 6 94

Inflected forms

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