Coined by Jónas Hallgrímsson, from reika (“to wander”) + stjarna (“star”). Calque of Ancient Greek πλανήτης (planḗtēs, “wanderer, planet”)
reikistjarna f (genitive singular reikistjörnu, nominative plural reikistjörnur)
Declension of reikistjarna | ||||
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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 |