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

1. A glacier and volcano in southern Iceland.

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeiː.jaˌfja.tlaˌjœː.kʏtl/
  • (Northern Iceland) IPA^(key): [ˈeːjːɐˌfjɐtɬɐˌjœːkʏtɬ], [-vjɐtɬɐ-]
  • (Southern Iceland) IPA^(key): [ˈeːjːɐˌfjɐtɬɐˌjœːkʰʏtɬ], [-vjɐtɬɐ-]

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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