malstrøm
See also: malström
Danish
Etymology
From an archaic spelling malestrøm,[1] from male (“to grind”) + strøm (“current, stream”), probably from earlier Dutch maelstrom (modern Dutch maalstroom).[2] Compare English maelstrom, German Mahlstrom and Swedish malström.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /malstrœm/, [ˈmalˌsd̥ʁɶmˀ] or IPA(key): /maːlstrœm/, [ˈmæːlˌsd̥ʁɶmˀ]
Noun
malstrøm c (singular definite malstrømmen, plural indefinite malstrømme)
- maelstrom
Inflection
Declension of malstrøm
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | malstrøm | malstrømmen | malstrømme | malstrømmene |
| genitive | malstrøms | malstrømmens | malstrømmes | malstrømmenes |
References
- Note: [from 1673] i.e. Old Modern Danish 1500–1700.
- Malstrøm in Ordbog over det danske Sprog (1700–1950).
Norwegian Bokmål
Malstrøm, Saltstraumen near Bodø
Etymology
From early modern Dutch maelstrom
Noun
malstrøm m (definite singular malstrømmen, indefinite plural malstrømmer, definite plural malstrømmene)
- a maelstrom, vortex, whirlpool, dangerous tidal current
Related terms
- tidevannsstrøm
See also
- malstraum (Nynorsk)
References
- “malstrøm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “malstrøm” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).