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)
    Synonym: gervihnöttur

Declension

Declension of gervitungl (neuter, based on tungl)
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

Derived terms

See also

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