heimskaut
Icelandic
Etymology
From heimur (“world”) + skaut (“pole”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈheimskøyːt/
Noun
heimskaut n (genitive singular heimskauts, nominative plural heimskaut)
- pole (the northern and southern ends of the earth's rotational axis; North Pole and South Pole)
- Synonym: póll
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | heimskaut | heimskautið | heimskaut | heimskautin |
| accusative | heimskaut | heimskautið | heimskaut | heimskautin |
| dative | heimskauti | heimskautinu | heimskautum | heimskautunum |
| genitive | heimskauts | heimskautsins | heimskauta | heimskautanna |
Derived terms
- heimskautanótt (“polar night”)
- heimskautsbaugur (“polar circle”)
- norðurheimskaut (“North Pole”)
- norðurheimskautsbaugur (“Arctic Circle”)
- suðurheimskaut (“South Pole”)
- suðurheimskautsbaugur (“Antarctic Circle”)
Related terms
- segulskaut, segulpóll (“magnetic pole”)