bakskaut
Icelandic
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Etymology
[edit]From bak- (“back”) + skaut (“pole”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bakskaut n (genitive singular bakskauts, nominative plural bakskaut)
- (electronics) cathode (an electrode through which electric current flows out of a polarized electrical device)
- Synonyms: mínusskaut, neiskaut, neikvætt rafskaut, katóða
- Antonyms: forskaut, plússkaut, jákvætt skaut, jáskaut, anóða
Declension
[edit]Declension of bakskaut (neuter)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bakskaut | bakskautið | bakskaut | bakskautin |
| accusative | bakskaut | bakskautið | bakskaut | bakskautin |
| dative | bakskauti | bakskautinu | bakskautum | bakskautunum |
| genitive | bakskauts | bakskautsins | bakskauta | bakskautanna |