Eyjafjallajökull

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic Eyjafjallajökull (literally “glacier of the Eyjafjöll”), where Eyjafjöll (literally “mountains of the islands”) is the name given to the southern side of the massif.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪaˌfjatlaˌjɜkətl/

Proper noun

Eyjafjallajökull

  1. A glacier and volcano in southern Iceland.

Icelandic

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Etymology

Compound of Eyjafjalla (genitive of Eyjafjöll; lit.: “mountains of the islands”, literally “mountains of the islands”) +‎ jökull (“glacier”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeiːjaˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl/
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  • (Southern Iceland) IPA(key): ,
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Proper noun

Eyjafjallajökull m (proper noun, genitive singular Eyjafjallajökuls)

  1. Eyjafjallajökull (glacier and volcano in Iceland)

Declension

Declension of Eyjafjallajökull (sg-only masculine, based on jökull)
indefinite singular
nominative Eyjafjallajökull
accusative Eyjafjallajökul
dative Eyjafjallajökli
genitive Eyjafjallajökuls
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