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

Declension

Declension of flaumur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	flaumur	flaumurinn	flaumar	flaumarnir
accusative	flaum	flauminn	flauma	flaumana
dative	flaumi	flaumnum, flauminum	flaumum	flaumunum
genitive	flaums	flaumsins	flauma	flaumanna

Derived terms

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