gervitungl
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From gervi- (“artificial”) + tungl (“moon”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gervitungl n (genitive singular gervitungls, nominative plural gervitungl)
- satellite (artificial object designed to orbit the Earth or another celestial body)
Declension edit
declension of gervitungl
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | gervitungl | gervitunglið | gervitungl | gervitunglin |
accusative | gervitungl | gervitunglið | gervitungl | gervitunglin |
dative | gervitungli | gervitunglinu | gervitunglum | gervitunglunum |
genitive | gervitungls | gervitunglsins | gervitungla | gervitunglanna |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- fylgihnöttur, fylgitungl (“(natural) satellite”)
- tungl (“moon”)
- veðurtungl (“weather satellite”)
- himintungl (“celestial body”)