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 (neuter)

	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