gervitungl
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Icelandic
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Etymology
[edit]From gervi- (“artificial”) + tungl (“moon”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gervitungl n (genitive singular gervitungls, nominative plural gervitungl)
- satellite (artificial object designed to orbit the Earth or another celestial body)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of gervitungl | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gervitungl | gervitunglið | gervitungl | gervitunglin |
| accusative | gervitungl | gervitunglið | gervitungl | gervitunglin |
| dative | gervitungli | gervitunglinu | gervitunglum | gervitunglunum |
| genitive | gervitungls | gervitunglsins | gervitungla | gervitunglanna |
Synonyms
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[edit]See also
[edit]- fylgihnöttur, fylgitungl (“(natural) satellite”)
- tungl (“moon”)
- veðurtungl (“weather satellite”)
- himintungl (“celestial body”)