иго́лка

uncommon #5769

nounfeminineinanimatecountable

1.
needle
Дай мне иго́лку с ни́ткой.
Give me a needle and thread.
Formally a diminutive of игла, but it is the everyday word for a sewing needle.
2.
quill, spine, needle (of a conifer)
У маленьких ежей ещё нет иго́лок.
The baby hedgehogs don't have quills yet.

Examples

Он укалывает пальцы иголкой при вышивании
He pricks his fingers with a needle while embroidering.
Я всегда ношу с собой иго́лку на случай необходи́мости.
I always carry a needle in case of an emergency.
В иголку была вдета тонкая красная нить.
A thin red thread had been threaded through the needle.
Нитка, вдёргиваемая в иголку, порвалась.
The thread being threaded through the needle broke.
Опунция колется своими мелкими иголками.
The prickly pear has tiny spines that prick you.
Она продевает нитку в иголку.
She is threading the needle.
Женщина, надшивавшая занавески, отложила иголку.
The woman who had been sewing an extra piece onto the curtains put her needle down.
Нитка была продета в иголку заранее.
The thread had been threaded through the needle in advance.