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”)