blástur

Icelandic

Etymology

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From Old Norse blástr, from Proto-Germanic *blēstuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplaustʏr/

  Rhymes: -austʏr

Noun

blástur m (genitive singular blásturs, nominative plural blástrar)

1. the act of blowing
2. breeze, wind
3. (meteorology) moderate breeze (windstrength 4)

Declension

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Derived terms

• blástursaðferð (“mouth-to-mouth, kiss of life”)
• blásturshljóðfæri (“wind instrument”)
• blásturshol (“blowhole”)
• blástursofn (“hot-air oven”)
• blástursop (“blowhole”)