heimskautsbaugur
Icelandic
Etymology
From heimskaut (“pole”) + baugur (“ring”).
Noun
heimskautsbaugur m (genitive singular heimskautsbaugs, nominative plural heimskautsbaugar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | heimskautsbaugur | heimskautsbaugurinn | heimskautsbaugar | heimskautsbaugarnir |
| accusative | heimskautsbaug | heimskautsbauginn | heimskautsbauga | heimskautsbaugana |
| dative | heimskautsbaugi, heimskautsbaug | heimskautsbaugnum, heimskautsbauginum | heimskautsbaugum | heimskautsbaugunum |
| genitive | heimskautsbaugs | heimskautsbaugsins | heimskautsbauga | heimskautsbauganna |
Derived terms
- norðurheimskautsbaugur (“Arctic Circle”)
- suðurheimskautsbaugur (“Antarctic Circle”)
Further reading
- “heimskautsbaugur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)