Geysir

See also: geysir

German

Alternative forms

• Geiser (archaic)

Etymology

19th century, from Icelandic Geysir, related to the verb geysa (“to gush”). See geyser for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaɪ̯ˈziːr/, [ɡaɪ̯ˈzi(ː)ɐ̯]

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• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɪ̯ziːr/, [ˈɡaɪ̯.ziɐ̯]

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Noun

Geysir m (strong, genitive Geysires or Geysirs, plural Geysire)

1. (planetology, geology, volcanology) geyser

Declension

Declension of Geysir [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Geysir	die	Geysire
genitive	eines	des	Geysires, Geysirs	der	Geysire
dative	einem	dem	Geysir, Geysire1	den	Geysiren
accusative	einen	den	Geysir	die	Geysire

¹Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

• → Russian: ге́йзер (géjzer)
  • → Armenian: գեյզեր (geyzer)

Further reading

• “Geysir” in Duden online