flaumur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse flaumr, from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfløyːmʏr]
- Rhymes: -øyːmʏr
Noun
flaumur m (genitive singular flaums, nominative plural flaumar)
- eddy, current
- torrent
Declension
declension of flaumur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | flaumur | flaumurinn | flaumar | flaumarnir |
| accusative | flaum | flauminn | flauma | flaumana |
| dative | flaumi | flauminum / flaumnum | flaumum | flaumunum |
| genitive | flaums | flaumsins | flauma | flaumanna |
Derived terms
- eðjuflaumur (“lahar”)
- flaumósa (“frantic, eager”)
- flaumrænn (“analogue”)
- orðaflaumur (“torrent of words”)
- vatnsflaumur (“torrent of water”)