gervitungl
Appearance
Icelandic
[edit]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)
- Synonym: gervihnöttur
Declension
[edit]Declension of gervitungl (neuter, based on tungl)
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | gervitungl | gervitunglið | gervitungl | gervitunglin |
accusative | gervitungl | gervitunglið | gervitungl | gervitunglin |
dative | gervitungli | gervitunglinu | gervitunglum | gervitunglunum |
genitive | gervitungls | gervitunglsins | gervitungla | gervitunglanna |
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- fylgihnöttur, fylgitungl (“(natural) satellite”)
- tungl (“moon”)
- veðurtungl (“weather satellite”)
- himintungl (“celestial body”)