reikistjarna

Icelandic

Etymology

Coined by Jónas Hallgrímsson, from reika (“to wander”) +‎ stjarna (“star”), a calque of Ancient Greek πλανήτης (planḗtēs, “wanderer, planet”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈreiːcɪˌstjartna/

Noun

reikistjarna f (genitive singular reikistjörnu, nominative plural reikistjörnur)

  1. planet

Declension
declension of reikistjarna
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative reikistjarna reikistjarnan reikistjörnur reikistjörnurnar
accusative reikistjörnu reikistjörnuna reikistjörnur reikistjörnurnar
dative reikistjörnu reikistjörnunni reikistjörnum reikistjörnunum
genitive reikistjörnu reikistjörnunnar reikistjarna reikistjarnanna

Synonyms
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