bakskaut
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From bak- (“back”) + skaut (“pole”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bakskaut n (genitive singular bakskauts, nominative plural bakskaut)
- (electronics) cathode (an electrode through which electric current flows out of a polarized electrical device)
Declension edit
declension of bakskaut
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bakskaut | bakskautið | bakskaut | bakskautin |
| accusative | bakskaut | bakskautið | bakskaut | bakskautin |
| dative | bakskauti | bakskautinu | bakskautum | bakskautunum |
| genitive | bakskauts | bakskautsins | bakskauta | bakskautanna |
Synonyms edit
- (cathode): mínusskaut, neiskaut, neikvætt rafskaut, katóða
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "cathode"): forskaut, plússkaut, jákvætt skaut, jáskaut, anóða