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

• gírhlutfall (“gear ratio, internal gearbox ratio”)
• gírkassi (“gearbox”)
• gírkassi eimreiða (“locomotive gearbox”)
• gírkassi ökutækja (“vehicle gearbox”)
• gír- og drifolía (“transmission oil”)
• 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”)