gír

See also: gir, gîr, gĩr, ɣir, and gi'r

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ciːr]
    Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

gír m (genitive singular gírs, nominative plural gírar)

  1. a gear
    Skiptu í fyrsta gír.
    Switch to first gear.

Declension
declension of gír
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gír gírinn gírar gírarnir
accusative gír gírinn gíra gírana
dative gír gírnum gírum gírunum
genitive gírs gírsins gíra gíranna

Derived terms
  • gírhlutfall (“gear ratio, internal gearbox ratio”)
  • gírkassi (“gearbox”)
  • gírkassi eimreiða (“locomotive gearbox”)
  • gírkassi ökutækja (“vehicle gearbox”)
  • gír- og drifolía (“transmission oil”)
  • gírolía (“gear oil”)
  • gírskiptibúnaður (“gear-shift control”)
  • gírskipting (“transmission”)
  • gírstöng (“gear-shift lever, selector, gear change lever, gear lever”)
  • handvirkur gírkassi (“manual gearbox”)
  • sjálfvirkur gírkassi (“automatic gear-box”)
  • yfirgír (“overdrive”)
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