raketta

See also: rakéta

Icelandic

A round of skyrockets soon to be lit.

Etymology

Compare the Hungarian term rakéta, from the German Rakete (“rocket”), from the Italian rocchetta, diminutive form of rocca (“distaff”).

Noun

raketta f (genitive singular rakettu, nominative plural rakettur)

1. (type of firework) a skyrocket
2. a rocket

Synonyms

• (skyrocket): flugeldur
• (rocket): eldflaug