maëlstrom
French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Dutch maelstrom, denoting a whirlpool off of the Norwegian coast, from malen (“to grind”) + stroom (“stream”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmaëlstrom m (plural maëlstroms)
Further reading
edit- “maëlstrom”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.