heimskaut
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”)