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 (feminine, based on stöng)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gírstöng gírstöngin gírstengur, gírstangir gírstengurnar, gírstangirnar
accusative gírstöng gírstöngina gírstengur, gírstangir gírstengurnar, gírstangirnar
dative gírstöng gírstönginni gírstöngum gírstöngunum
genitive gírstangar gírstangarinnar gírstanga gírstanganna
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