polarsirkel

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From polar + sirkel

Noun

polarsirkel m (definite singular polarsirkelen, indefinite plural polarsirkler, definite plural polarsirklene)

  1. polar circle (either the Arctic Circle or the Antarctic Circle)
  2. (within Norway) the Arctic Circle (polarsirkelen)

Derived terms

  • den nordlige polarsirkelen
  • den sydlige polarsirkelen, den sørlige polarsirkelen

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • polsirkel

Etymology

From polar + sirkel

Noun

polarsirkel m (definite singular polarsirkelen, indefinite plural polarsirklar, definite plural polarsirklane)

  1. polar circle (either the Arctic Circle or the Antarctic Circle)
  2. (within Norway) the Arctic Circle (polarsirkelen)

Derived terms

  • den nordlege polarsirkelen
  • den sørlege polarsirkelen

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.