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gír

gír

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

Icelandic

Noun

gír m (genitive singular gírs, nominative plural gírar)

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

Declension

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)