| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /nalt/ |
| Hyphenation | naald |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | naalden |
| Catalan | agulla |
|---|---|
| Danish | nål |
| English | needle |
| English (Old English) | nædl |
| Esperanto | kudrilo |
| French | aiguille; aiguille à coudre |
| German | Nadel; Nähnadel |
| Hungarian | tű |
| Italian | ago |
| Latin | acus |
| Malay | jarum |
| Norwegian | nål |
| Papiamento | angua; hangua |
| Portuguese | agulha |
| Saterland Frisian | Näddele |
| Scottish Gaelic | snathad |
| Spanish | aguja; aguja de coser |
| Swahili | sindano |
| Swedish | nål |
| Thai | เข็ม |
| West Frisian | nuddel; nulle |