| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Class | u‐class |
| Plural | nyuzi |
| Afrikaans | draad |
|---|---|
| Albanian | fije |
| Catalan | cordill; fil |
| Danish | tråd |
| Dutch | draad; garen |
| English | thread |
| English (Old English) | þræd |
| Esperanto | fadeno |
| Faeroese | tráður |
| Finnish | lanka |
| French | fil |
| German | Faden; Garn; Senkel; Zwirn |
| Hungarian | szál |
| Italian | filo |
| Latin | acia; filum; linum; padus |
| Low German | garen |
| Malay | benang |
| Norwegian | tråd |
| Papiamento | hilo; hilu; ilu |
| Portuguese | fio; linha |
| Saterland Frisian | Jäiden; Skoubeend; Träid; Twien |
| Scottish Gaelic | snàth |
| Spanish | hilo |
| Swedish | garn; tråd |
| Thai | สาย |
| Turkish | iplik |
| West Frisian | jern |
| Yiddish | פֿאַדעמ |