gírstöng

See also: girstong

Icelandic

Etymology

From gír (“gear”) +‎ stöng (“rod, pole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈciːr̥.støyŋk/

Noun

gírstöng f (genitive singular gírstangar, nominative plural gírstengur or gírstangir)

1. gearstick, gear shift, gear lever

Usage notes

This is for the lever itself. For the internal car part, see gírskipting.

Declension

declension of gírstöng

f-s3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gírstöng	gírstöngin	gírstengur	gírstengurnar
accusative	gírstöng	gírstöngina	gírstengur	gírstengurnar
dative	gírstöng	gírstönginni	gírstöngum	gírstöngunum
genitive	gírstangar	gírstangarinnar	gírstanga	gírstanganna