heimskaut
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From heimur (“world”) + skaut (“pole”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
heimskaut n (genitive singular heimskauts, nominative plural heimskaut)
- pole (the northern and southern ends of the earth's rotational axis; North Pole and South Pole)
Declension[edit]
declension of heimskaut
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | heimskaut | heimskautið | heimskaut | heimskautin |
| accusative | heimskaut | heimskautið | heimskaut | heimskautin |
| dative | heimskauti | heimskautinu | heimskautum | heimskautunum |
| genitive | heimskauts | heimskautsins | heimskauta | heimskautanna |
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- norðurheimskaut (“North Pole”)
- suðurheimskaut (“South Pole”)
- heimskautsbaugur (“polar circle”)
- norðurheimskautsbaugur (“Arctic Circle”)
- suðurheimskautsbaugur (“Antarctic Circle”)
- heimskautanótt (“polar night”)