gír

See also: gir, gîr, gĩr, ɣir, and gi'r

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ciːr]

  Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

gír m (genitive singular gírs, nominative plural gírar)

1. a gear

   Skiptu í fyrsta gír.

   Switch to first gear.

Declension

declension of gír

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gír	gírinn	gírar	gírarnir
accusative	gír	gírinn	gíra	gírana
dative	gír	gírnum	gírum	gírunum
genitive	gírs	gírsins	gíra	gíranna

Derived terms

• gírhlutfall (“gear ratio, internal gearbox ratio”)
• gírkassi (“gearbox”)
• gírkassi eimreiða (“locomotive gearbox”)
• gírkassi ökutækja (“vehicle gearbox”)
• gír- og drifolía (“transmission oil”)
• gírolía (“gear oil”)
• gírskiptibúnaður (“gear-shift control”)
• gírskipting (“transmission”)
• gírstöng (“gear-shift lever, selector, gear change lever, gear lever”)
• handvirkur gírkassi (“manual gearbox”)
• sjálfvirkur gírkassi (“automatic gear-box”)
• yfirgír (“overdrive”)