heimskautsbaugur

Icelandic

Etymology

From heimskaut (“pole”) +‎ baugur (“ring”).

Noun

heimskautsbaugur m (genitive singular heimskautsbaugs, nominative plural heimskautsbaugar)

1. (geography) polar circle

Declension

declension of heimskautsbaugur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	heimskautsbaugur	heimskautsbaugurinn	heimskautsbaugar	heimskautsbaugarnir
accusative	heimskautsbaug	heimskautsbauginn	heimskautsbauga	heimskautsbaugana
dative	heimskautsbaugi	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)