aguja de inyección
/aɡuxa de inʝeɡθjon/from spelling rules
The English phrase injection needle is translated into Spanish as aguja de inyección.
An aguja de inyección is a hollow metal tool used to deliver medicine or fluids into the body. In many contexts, people use the word jeringuilla to refer to the entire device (the syringe) rather than just the needle itself.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of aguja (needle), de (of) and inyección (injection).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, one way to say injection needle is aguja hipodérmica. In Argentina, one way to say injection needle is aguja de inyección or aguja para inyectar.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you change the noun aguja to agujas, while the noun inyección remains singular in this construction.
How do you pronounce it?
/aɡuxa de inʝeɡθjon/
Did you know?
- While aguja means needle, the term jeringuilla is a diminutive of jeringa, reflecting a common Spanish habit of using smaller forms to make medical objects sound less intimidating.
- The phrase aguja de inyección shares a distant linguistic root with the English word 'acute', as both derive from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eḱ- meaning 'sharp'.
- In Spanish, aguja does not just refer to medical or sewing needles, but is also the word used for a compass needle.
Examples in context
- Voy a necesitar una aguja de inyección para el tratamiento.I am going to need an injection needle for the treatment.
- La aguja de inyección es muy fina.The injection needle is very thin.
- Necesito una aguja de inyección nueva.I need a new injection needle.
- El enfermero cambió la aguja de inyección.The nurse changed the injection needle.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are at a medical clinic.
- Alejandro¿Me va a poner una aguja de inyección?Are you going to use an injection needle on me?
- ElenaSí, Alejandro, pero es muy pequeña.Yes, Alejandro, but it is very small.
- AlejandroNo me gusta ver la aguja de inyección.I don't like seeing the injection needle.
- ElenaCierre los ojos, Elena lo hará rápido.Close your eyes, Elena will do it quickly.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries aguja, de, inyección, CC BY-SA 4.0.
