heimskautsbaugur

Icelandic

Etymology

From heimskaut (“pole”) +‎ baugur (“ring”).

Noun

heimskautsbaugur m (genitive singular heimskautsbaugs, nominative plural heimskautsbaugar)

1. (geography) polar circle

Declension

Declension of heimskautsbaugur (masculine, based on baugur)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	heimskautsbaugur	heimskautsbaugurinn	heimskautsbaugar	heimskautsbaugarnir
accusative	heimskautsbaug	heimskautsbauginn	heimskautsbauga	heimskautsbaugana
dative	heimskautsbaugi, heimskautsbaug	heimskautsbaugnum, heimskautsbauginum	heimskautsbaugum	heimskautsbaugunum
genitive	heimskautsbaugs	heimskautsbaugsins	heimskautsbauga	heimskautsbauganna

Derived terms

• norðurheimskautsbaugur (“Arctic Circle”)
• suðurheimskautsbaugur (“Antarctic Circle”)

Further reading

• “heimskautsbaugur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)