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
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative flaumur flaumurinn flaumar flaumarnir
accusative flaum flauminn flauma flaumana
dative flaumi flauminum / flaumnum flaumum flaumunum
genitive flaums flaumsins flauma flaumanna

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