jökulhlaup
English
Alternative forms
- jokulhaup, jokulhlaup
Etymology
Borrowed from Icelandic jökulhlaup (“glacier burst”).
Noun
jökulhlaup (plural jökulhlaups)
- A subglacial outburst flood; a sudden release of water from a subglacial lake.
French
Etymology
From Icelandic jökulhlaup (“glacier burst”).
Noun
jökulhlaup m (plural jökulhlaups)
- jökulhlaup
Further reading
- “jökulhlaup”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Icelandic
Etymology
From jökull (“glacier”) + hlaup (“running, flood”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjœːkʏlˌl̥øyːp/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -øyːp
Noun
jökulhlaup n (genitive singular jökulhlaups, nominative plural jökulhlaup)
- A subglacial outburst flood, a run-off from a subglacial eruption, a debacle
Declension
declension of jökulhlaup
n-s | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | jökulhlaup | jökulhlaupið | jökulhlaup | jökulhlaupin |
accusative | jökulhlaup | jökulhlaupið | jökulhlaup | jökulhlaupin |
dative | jökulhlaupi | jökulhlaupinu | jökulhlaupum | jökulhlaupunum |
genitive | jökulhlaups | jökulhlaupsins | jökulhlaupa | jökulhlaupanna |