Eyjafjallajökull
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
- IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.aˌfjat.laˌjɜ.kəl/
Proper noun
Eyjafjallajökull
Icelandic
Etymology
Compound of Eyjafjalla (genitive of Eyjafjöll, literally “mountains of the islands”) + jökull (“glacier”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeiːjaˌfjatlaˌjœkʏtl/
- (Northern Iceland) IPA(key): [ˈe̞iːjɐˌfjɐtlɐˌjɵkʰʉ̞tɬ], [-ˈjɵɞkʰʉ̞tɬ]
- (Southern Iceland) IPA(key): [ˈe̞iːjɐˌfjɐtlɐˌjɵkʉ̞tɬ], [-ˈjɵɞkʉ̞tɬ]
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Proper noun
Eyjafjallajökull m (proper noun, genitive singular Eyjafjallajökuls)
- Eyjafjallajökull (glacier and volcano in Iceland)
Declension
| indefinite singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Eyjafjallajökull |
| accusative | Eyjafjallajökul |
| dative | Eyjafjallajökli |
| genitive | Eyjafjallajökuls |