heimskaut

From heimur (“world”) +‎ skaut (“pole”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈheimskøyːt/

heimskaut n (genitive singular heimskauts, nominative plural heimskaut)

1. pole (the northern and southern ends of the earth's rotational axis; North Pole and South Pole)

• póll

• norðurheimskaut (“North Pole”)
• suðurheimskaut (“South Pole”)
• heimskautsbaugur (“polar circle”)
• norðurheimskautsbaugur (“Arctic Circle”)
• suðurheimskautsbaugur (“Antarctic Circle”)
• heimskautanótt (“polar night”)

• segulskaut, segulpóll (“magnetic pole”)