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)

1. eddy, current
2. torrent

Derived terms

• eðjuflaumur (“lahar”)
• flaumósa (“frantic, eager”)
• flaumrænn (“analogue”)
• orðaflaumur (“torrent of words”)
• vatnsflaumur (“torrent of water”)