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): /ˈeɪaˌfjatlaˌjɜkətl/

Proper noun

Eyjafjallajökull

1. A glacier and volcano in southern Iceland.

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeiːjaˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl/

• (Northern Iceland) IPA^(key): [ˈeːjːɐˌfjɐtɬɐˌjœːkʏtɬ], -[vjɐtɬɐ]-
• (Southern Iceland) IPA^(key): [ˈeːjːɐˌfjɐtɬɐˌjœːkʰʏtɬ], -[vjɐtɬɐ]-

• (Northern Iceland) IPA^(key): [ˈeːjɐvjɐtɬɐˌjœkʏtɬ]

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• (German speaker non-native speaker of Icelandic) IPA^(key): [ˈeːjːaˌfjatɬaˌjøkʏtɬ]

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Proper noun

Eyjafjallajökull m

1. Eyjafjallajökull (glacier and volcano in Iceland)

Declension

Declension of Eyjafjallajökull
m-s1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Eyjafjallajökull
accusative	Eyjafjallajökul
dative	Eyjafjallajökli
genitive	Eyjafjallajökuls