jökulhlaup

English

Alternative forms

• jokulhaup, jokulhlaup

Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic jökulhlaup (“glacier burst”).

Noun

jökulhlaup (plural jökulhlaups)

1. 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)

1. 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/

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  Rhymes: -øyːp

Noun

jökulhlaup n (genitive singular jökulhlaups, nominative plural jökulhlaup)

1. A subglacial outburst flood, a run-off from a subglacial eruption, a debacle

Declension

declension of jökulhlaup

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	jökulhlaup	jökulhlaupið	jökulhlaup	jökulhlaupin
accusative	jökulhlaup	jökulhlaupið	jökulhlaup	jökulhlaupin
dative	jökulhlaupi	jökulhlaupinu	jökulhlaupum	jökulhlaupunum
genitive	jökulhlaups	jökulhlaupsins	jökulhlaupa	jökulhlaupanna