gervitungl

Icelandic

Etymology

From gervi- (“artificial”) +‎ tungl (“moon”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈcɛrvɪ.tʰuŋl/

Noun

gervitungl n (genitive singular gervitungls, nominative plural gervitungl)

  1. satellite (artificial object designed to orbit the Earth or another celestial body)

Declension
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
  • gervihnöttur

Derived terms

See also
  • fylgihnöttur, fylgitungl (“(natural) satellite”)
  • tungl (“moon”)
  • veðurtungl (“weather satellite”)
  • himintungl (“celestial body”)
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