Distaff
//ˈdɪstɑːf//
Translations of "distaff" (46 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | ἠλακάτη(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), ἠλακάτη(part of a spinning wheel) | ēlakátē, ēlakátē | |
| Arabic | رُكَّة(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), عَرْنَاس(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage) | rukka, ʕarnās | |
| Aramaic | ארנס(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), עַרְנָסָא(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), ܥܱܪܢܳܣܴܐ(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage) | ʾarnās, ʿarnāsā | |
| Bashkir | ҡолға(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage) | qolğa | |
| Belarusian | прасніца(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage) | prasnica | |
| Breton | kegel(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage) | — | |
| Bulgarian | женски(of, relating to, or characteristic of women), женска работа(anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only), ху́рка(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), ху́рка(part of a spinning wheel) | ženski, ženska rabota, húrka, húrka | |
| Catalan | filosa(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 卷线杆(part of a spinning wheel) | — | |
| Czech | přeslice(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), přeslice(part of a spinning wheel) | — | |
| Danish | rok(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), spinderok(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), ten(part of a spinning wheel) | — | |
| Dutch | rokken(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), rokken(part of a spinning wheel), spinrokken(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), spinrokken(part of a spinning wheel), spinstok(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), spinstok(part of a spinning wheel) | — | |
| Faroese | rokkur(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage) | — | |
| Finnish | kehräpuu(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), kuontalonpidin(part of a spinning wheel), rukinlapa(part of a spinning wheel), tortti(part of a spinning wheel) | — | |
| French | quenouille(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), quenouille(part of a spinning wheel) | — | |
| Galician | roca(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), roca(part of a spinning wheel) | — | |
| German | Kunkel(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), Kunkel(part of a spinning wheel), Rocken(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), Rocken(part of a spinning wheel), Spinnrocken(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), Spinnrocken(part of a spinning wheel), Wocken(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), Wocken(part of a spinning wheel) | — | |
| Greek | ηλακάτη(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), ρόκα(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), ρόκα(part of a spinning wheel) | ilakáti, róka, róka | |
| Hebrew | כִּישׁוֹר(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), כִּישׁוֹר(part of a spinning wheel), פֶּלֶךְ(anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only), פֶּלֶךְ(women considered as a group) | kishór, kishór, pélech, pélech | |
| Hungarian | guzsaly(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage) | — | |
| Icelandic | kven(of, relating to, or characteristic of women) | — | |
| Italian | donnesco(of, relating to, or characteristic of women), femminile(of, relating to, or characteristic of women), conocchia(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), conocchia(part of a spinning wheel), rocca(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), rocchetto(part of a spinning wheel) | — | |
| Japanese | 女性の仕事(anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only), 糸巻き棒(part of a spinning wheel) | josei no shigoto, itomakibou | |
| Kabyle | taruka(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage) | — | |
| Latin | colus(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage) | — | |
| Navajo | beeʼadizí(part of a spinning wheel) | — | |
| Old Norse | rokkr(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage) | — | |
| Ottoman Turkish | اوركه(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage) | öreke | |
| Persian | دشکی(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), دشکی(part of a spinning wheel) | deški, deški | |
| Polish | kobieca praca(anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only), kobieca robota(anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only), przęślica(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), przęślica(part of a spinning wheel) | — | |
| Portuguese | roca(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), roca(part of a spinning wheel) | — | |
| Punjabi | ਤੱਕਲ਼ੀ(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage) | takkaḷī | |
| Romanian | furcă(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage) | — | |
| Romansch | rocca(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage) | — | |
| Russian | же́нский(of, relating to, or characteristic of women), пря́слица(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), пря́слица(part of a spinning wheel), пря́слице(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), пря́слице(part of a spinning wheel) | žénskij, prjáslica, prjáslica, prjáslice, prjáslice | |
| Scottish Gaelic | maide-snìomh(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), maide-snìomh(part of a spinning wheel) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | prȅslica(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), prȅslica(part of a spinning wheel), ženska posla(anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only), пре̏слица(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), пре̏слица(part of a spinning wheel) | — | |
| Sicilian | cunòcchia(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), ruccheḍḍu(part of a spinning wheel), spagnuletta(part of a spinning wheel) | — | |
| Slovene | preslica(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), preslica(part of a spinning wheel) | — | |
| Spanish | rueca(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), rueca(part of a spinning wheel) | — | |
| Swedish | kvinnlig(of, relating to, or characteristic of women), kvinnogöra(anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only), linstav(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), rockhuvud(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), rockträ(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), slända(part of a spinning wheel), spinnrockshuvud(part of a spinning wheel), tottaträ(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage) | — | |
| Turkish | öreke(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage) | — | |
| Ukrainian | пря́сельце(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), пря́сельце(part of a spinning wheel), пря́слице(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), пря́слице(part of a spinning wheel), пря́сло(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), пря́сло(part of a spinning wheel), пря́сниця(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), пря́сниця(part of a spinning wheel) | prjáselʹce, prjáselʹce, prjáslyce, prjáslyce, prjáslo, prjáslo, prjásnycja, prjásnycja | |
| Volapük | spulömastaf(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage), spulömastaf(part of a spinning wheel) | — | |
| Walloon | kinoye(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage) | — | |
| Welsh | cogail(device to which fibres are attached for temporary storage) | — |
kegel
filosa
přeslice, přeslice
rok, spinderok, ten
rokken, rokken, spinrokken, spinrokken, spinstok, spinstok
rokkur
kehräpuu, kuontalonpidin, rukinlapa, tortti
quenouille, quenouille
roca, roca
Kunkel, Kunkel, Rocken, Rocken, Spinnrocken, Spinnrocken, Wocken, Wocken
guzsaly
kven
donnesco, femminile, conocchia, conocchia, rocca, rocchetto
taruka
colus
beeʼadizí
rokkr
kobieca praca, kobieca robota, przęślica, przęślica
roca, roca
furcă
rocca
же́нский, пря́слица, пря́слица, пря́слице, пря́слице
žénskij, prjáslica, prjáslica, prjáslice, prjáslice
maide-snìomh, maide-snìomh
prȅslica, prȅslica, ženska posla, пре̏слица, пре̏слица
cunòcchia, ruccheḍḍu, spagnuletta
preslica, preslica
rueca, rueca
kvinnlig, kvinnogöra, linstav, rockhuvud, rockträ, slända, spinnrockshuvud, tottaträ
öreke
пря́сельце, пря́сельце, пря́слице, пря́слице, пря́сло, пря́сло, пря́сниця, пря́сниця
prjáselʹce, prjáselʹce, prjáslyce, prjáslyce, prjáslo, prjáslo, prjásnycja, prjásnycja
spulömastaf, spulömastaf
kinoye
cogail
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