gír

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gir"

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ciːr]
    Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

gír m (genitive singular gírs, nominative plural gírar)

  1. a gear
    Skiptu í fyrsta gír.
    Switch to first gear.

Declension

Declension of gír (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gír gírinn gírar gírarnir
accusative gír gírinn gíra gírana
dative gír gírnum gírum gírunum
genitive gírs gírsins gíra gíranna

Derived terms

  • gír- og drifolía (“transmission oil”)
  • gírhlutfall (“gear ratio, internal gearbox ratio”)
  • gírkassi (“gearbox”)
  • gírkassi eimreiða (“locomotive gearbox”)
  • gírkassi ökutækja (“vehicle gearbox”)
  • gírolía (“gear oil”)
  • gírskiptibúnaður (“gear-shift control”)
  • gírskipting (“transmission”)
  • gírstöng (“gear-shift lever, selector, gear change lever, gear lever”)
  • handvirkur gírkassi (“manual gearbox”)
  • sjálfvirkur gírkassi (“automatic gear-box”)
  • yfirgír (“overdrive”)
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